Coprinus
Translingual
edit(shaggy ink cap, shaggy cap, lawyer's wig)
Etymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κόπρινος (kóprinos, “full of dung, filthy”), referring to the characteristic habitat.
Proper noun
editCoprinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Coprinaceae – mushrooms consisting of Coprinus comatus (the shaggy mane) and its close relatives.
Usage notes
edit- Until 2001, Coprinus was a large genus consisting of all agaric species in which the lamellae autodigested to release their spores. Many of these were later reclassified.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Agaricomycetidae - subclass; Agaricales - order; Agaricineae - suborder; Agaricaceae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Coprinus comatus (shaggy ink cap, shaggy cap, lawyer's wig) - type species
References
edit- Coprinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Coprinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Coprinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Coprinus at MycoBank