Coprinopsis jonesii (Peck) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(Bonfire Inkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinopsis jonesii (Bonfire 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 jonesii (Bonfire Inkcap) :
1: Coprinopsis jonesii (Bonfire Inkcap)
28 Sep 2002 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on bonfire site
Image 1: Spores - magnifiedImage 2: Spores - magnified (2)Image 3: Spores - magnified (3)
2: Coprinopsis jonesii (Bonfire Inkcap)
5 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU91 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on bonfire site
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap margin - close-upImage 3: Cap - side viewImage 4: Fruitbodies - side viewsImage 5: Fruitbody - in situ - side viewImage 6: Fruitbody - young - in situ - side viewImage 7: Fruitbody - young - in situ - side view (2)Image 8: Fruitbody - young - side viewImage 9: GillsImage 10: Gills - close-upImage 11: Stipe - close-upImage 12: SporesImage 13: Spores (2)Image 14: Spores (3)Image 15: Veil cellsImage 16: Veil hyphaeImage 17: Veil hyphae (2)Image 18: Veil hyphae (3)Image 19: Veil hyphae (4)Image 20: Veil hyphae (5)
3: Coprinopsis jonesii (Bonfire Inkcap)
2 Nov 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on fire site
Image 1: Button - side view - in situImage 2: Cap - oblique view - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - in situ (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - side view - in situ (3)Image 6: Spores - magnified
4: Coprinopsis jonesii (Bonfire Inkcap)
29 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE98 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brand, A.W. & Pegler, D.N. 1991 Profiles of Fungi No. 36: Coprinus lagopides P. Karsten. Mycologist Vol 05 (2): 87.
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.
Orton, P.D. 1957 Notes on British Agarics 1-5 (Observations on the genus Coprinus) TBMS Vol 40 (2): 263-276.
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 jonesii (Bonfire 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 jonesii (Bonfire Inkcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coprinopsis jonesii (Bonfire Inkcap)
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