Coprinopsis cinerea (Schaeff.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(Grey Inkcap)

Interactions where Coprinopsis cinerea is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of often straw-mixed, fermenting dung [Large Herbivores] cattle, deer, pigs and horses Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis cinerea/Coprinopsis cinereagrey inkcapfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Large Herbivores/Large Herbivorescattle, deer, pigs and horsesoften straw-mixed, fermentingdung
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on rotting compost [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis cinerea/Coprinopsis cinereagrey inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsrottingcompost
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dung-mixed, often fermenting straw POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Keys to Fungi on Dung, Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis cinerea/Coprinopsis cinereagrey inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchdung-mixed, often fermentingstraw
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on germinating grain POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis cinerea/Coprinopsis cinereagrey inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchgerminatinggrain

Coprinopsis cinerea (Grey Inkcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coprinopsis cinerea (Grey Inkcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997Keys to Fungi on Dung2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinopsis cinerea (Grey Inkcap)
GenusCoprinopsis (a genus of inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coprinopsis cinerea (Grey Inkcap)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Schafer, D. 2001 Coprinus species at the Grantley Hall Foray Field Mycology Vol 2 (1): 25-28.

Coprinopsis cinerea (Grey Inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Coprinopsis cinerea (Grey Inkcap):

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