Coprinellus subpurpureus (A.H. Sm.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(an inkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Coprinellus subpurpureus (an inkcap)
Genus	Coprinellus (a genus of inkcaps)
Family	PSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Coprinellus subpurpureus is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Gierczyk, B., Kujawa, A., Pachlewski, T., Szczepkowski, A. & Wójtowski, M.	2011	Rare species of the genus Coprinus Pers. s. lato	Acta Mycologica Vol 46 (1): 27-73.
	Gierczyk, B., Kujawa, A., Pachlewski, T., Szczepkowski, A. & Wójtowski, M.	2011	Rare species of the genus Coprinus Pers. s. lato	Acta Mycologica Vol 46 (1): 27-73.

Coprinellus subpurpureus (an inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Coprinellus
(a genus of inkcaps)

PSATHYRELLACEAE
(a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coprinellus subpurpureus (an inkcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coprinellus subpurpureus (an inkcap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Coprinellus subpurpureus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)