Coprinopsis friesii (Quél.) P. Karst.
(an inkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinopsis friesii (an 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)
Records of Coprinopsis friesii (an inkcap) :
1: Coprinopsis friesii (an inkcap)
22 Jun 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Tiny toadstool on on old straw bales
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Cap veil hyphae - highly magnifiedImage 4: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 5: Description

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1972 Notes on British Agarics IV Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 32, No 1: 135-150.
Uljé, C.B. & Noordeloos, M.E. 1997 Studies in Coprinus IV - Coprinus section Coprinus, subsection and revision of subsection Alachuani Studies in Coprinus Persoonia Vol 16: 265-333.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coprinopsis friesii (an inkcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coprinopsis friesii (an inkcap)
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