Coprinopsis argentea (P.D. Orton) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(an inkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Coprinopsis argentea (an inkcap)
Genus	Coprinopsis (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)

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

Coprinopsis
(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 Coprinopsis argentea (an inkcap)

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

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Coprinopsis argentea is also a member of:

Identification Works

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