Coprinellus

Fungalpedia – Note 2565, Coprinellus

 

Coprinellus. P. Karst.

Citation when using this data: Boonmee S et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1

Classification: Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi

Notes: Coprinellus, consists of approximately 85 described species, characterized by independent lineages in Psathyrellaceae (Redhead et al. 2001; Walther et al. 2005; Padamsee et al. 2008; Vašutova et al. 2008; Nagy et al. 2011, 2012, 2013; Orstadius et al. 2015; Hussain et al. 2018). Mushrooms belonging to Coprienllus are common saprotrophs and are divided into three major sections on the basis of veil anatomy and the presence or absence of pileocystidia. Section Domestici (Singer) D.J. Schaf. is characterized by the veil on the pileus in the form of floccose scales, fusiform or subglobose cells in the form of chains. Section Micacei (Fr.) D.J. Schaf., is represented by presence of veil remnants in the form of scattered, granulose flocks, consisting of globose cells. Section Setulosi (J. Lange) D.J. Schaf., featured by the presence or absence of the veil on pileus, but the pileus and stipe are covered with thin-walled pileocystidia and caulocystidia, respectively (Schafer 2010). However, Nagy et al. (2012) found that these sections were not entirely consistent with the molecular phylogeny, in particular because clades corresponding to sections, Micacei and Domestici, each included some setulosi species.

Type species: Coprinellus deliquescens (Bull.) P. Karst., Bidr. Känn. Finl. Nat. Folk 32: 542 (1879).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Coprinellus.

 

 

Figure 1 – Coprinellus punjabensis (LAH35321, holotype). a Fresh basidiomata. b Basidiospores. c–e Veil elements. f Hymenium having immature and mature basidia. g A mature basidium with sharp strigmata. h Pileipellis. Microscopic structures were captured after stain with Congo red. Scale bars: a = 10 mm, b = 10 μm, c–g = 20 μm, h = 15 μm.

 

References

Nagy LG, Hazi J, Vágvölgyi C, Papp T 2012 – Phylogeny and species delimitation in the genus Coprinellus with special emphasis on the haired species. Mycologia 104:254–275.

Nagy LG, Vágvölgyi C, Papp T 2013 – Morphological characterization of clades of the Psathyrellaceae (Agaricales) inferred from a multigene phylogeny. Mycol Prog 12:505–517.

Nagy LG, Walther G, Hazi J, Vágvölgyi C, Papp T 2011 – Understanding the evolutionary processes of fungal fruiting bodies: correlated evolution and divergence times in the Psathyrellaceae. Syst Biol 60:303–317.

Örstadius L, Ryberg M, Larsson E 2015 – Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy in Psathyrellaceae (Agaricales) with focus on psath yrelloid species: introduction of three new genera and 18 new species. Mycol Prog 14:25.

Padamsee M, Matheny PB, Dentinger BT, McLaughlin DJ 2008 – The mushroom family Psathyrellaceae: evidence for largescale phylogeny of the genus Psathyrella. Mol Phylogenet Evol 46:415–429.

Redhead SA, Vilgalys R, Moncalvo JM, Johnson J, Hopple JS Jr 2001 – Coprinus Pers. and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato. Taxon 50:203–241.

Schafer DJ 2010 – Keys to sections of Parasola, Coprinellus, Coprinopsis and Coprinus in Britain. Field Mycol 11:44–51. 

Vašutová M, Antonin V, Urban A 2008 – Phylogenetic studies in Psath yrella focusing on section Pennatae and Spadiceae—new evi dence for the paraphyly of the genus. Mycol Res 112:1153–1164.

Walther G, Garnica S, Weiss M 2005 – The systematic relevance of conidiogenesis modes in the gilled Agaricales. Mycol Res 109:525–544. 

 

Entry by

Saranyaphat Boonmee, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand

 

Published online 6 June 2026

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