Coprinus sterquilinus (Fr.) Fr.
(Midden Inkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Coprinus sterquilinus (Midden Inkcap)
Genus	Coprinus (inkcaps)
Family	AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
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)

Coprinus sterquilinus 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
	Overall, A.	2011	Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 2 saprobes	Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 26-30.

Coprinus sterquilinus (Midden Inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Coprinus
(inkcaps)

AGARICACEAE
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)

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 Coprinus sterquilinus (Midden Inkcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coprinus sterquilinus (Midden Inkcap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Coprinus sterquilinus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)