Coprinopsis nivea (Pers.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(Snowy Inkcap)

Interactions where Coprinopsis nivea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 weathered dung UK/IrelandMajor Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 58: Coprinus niveus, Pegler, D.N. & Brand, A.W., 1994
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis nivea/Coprinopsis niveasnowy inkcapfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattleweathereddungMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of weathered dung UK/IrelandMajor Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 58: Coprinus niveus, Pegler, D.N. & Brand, A.W., 1994
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis nivea/Coprinopsis niveasnowy inkcapfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorseweathereddungMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of weathered dung [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores 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 nivea/Coprinopsis niveasnowy inkcapfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoresweathereddung

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
Pegler, D.N. & Brand, A.W., 1994Profiles of Fungi No. 58: Coprinus niveusProfiles of Fungi Mycologist Vol 08 (01): 12-13.
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997Keys to Fungi on Dung2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinopsis nivea (Snowy Inkcap)
GenusCoprinopsis (a genus of inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coprinopsis nivea (Snowy Inkcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1972 Notes on British Agarics IV Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 32, No 1: 135-150.
Pegler, D.N. & Brand, A.W. 1994 Profiles of Fungi No. 58: Coprinus niveus Profiles of Fungi Mycologist Vol 08 (01): 12-13.

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Coprinopsis nivea (Snowy Inkcap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of Coprinopsis nivea (Snowy Inkcap)

One of the largest of our dung inkcaps growing on cattle and horse dung. The young cap is densely covered in pure white meal.

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