Coprinopsis martinii
Coprinopsis martinii is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae.
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1960 by the English mycologist Peter Darbishire Orton and classified as Coprinus martinii.In 2001 phylogentic analysis restructured the Coprinus genus and it was reclassified as Coprinopsis martinii by the mycologists Scott Alan Redhead, Rytas J. Vilgalys & Jean-Marc Moncalvo.
Description
Coprinus martinii is a small inkcap mushroom which grows in wetland environments.Cap: 0.5-2.2cm. Starts ovoid and expands to convex and then campanulate. Sometimes presenting as umbonate. Grey and covered in powdery fragments of the veil. Gills: Start white before turning black and deliquescing. Crowded. Stem: 3.2-6cm long and 1.5-2mm in diameter. Pale grey and tapering towards a slightly swollen base. Spore print: Black. Spores: Ellipsoid and smooth with a germ pore. 12.-16 x 6.5-8.5 μm. Taste: Indistinct. Smell: Indistinct.