Coprinopsis acuminata


Coprinopsis acuminata, commonly known as the humpback inkcap mushroom and earlier as Coprinus acuminatus, is a coprophilous fungus that grows on herbivore dung. It is heterothallic.

Taxonomy

Coprinopsis acuminata was published in Redhead, S.A.; Vilgalys, R.; Moncalvo, J.-M.; Johnson, J.; Hopple, J.S. Jr. 2001. Coprinus Persoon and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato. Taxon. 50:203-241. Earlier, as Coprinus acuminatus, it was published in Coprinus acuminatus P.D. Orton, Notes from the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh 29 : 86 Mycobank # 474162.

Morphology