List of Coprinopsis species

The following is a list of the species of the genus Coprinopsis in the family Psathyrellaceae. Coprinopsis was split out of the genus Coprinus based on molecular data. The species Coprinopsis cinerea is a model organism for mushroom-forming basidiomycota, and its genome has been recently been sequenced completely.

Below, the scientific names of the mushroom are given along with their common names and additional information. Also, edibility of the mushrooms is given. These symbols mean:

choice
edible
inedible
caution
psychoactive
poisonous
allergenic
deadly
unknown

At the bottommost part of this list are some references which may help in providing much more information.

List

•  Coprinopsis acuminata (humpback inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis atramentaria (common inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis cinerea (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis cinereofloccosa (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis cothurnata (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis echinospora (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis episcopalis (mitre inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis erythrocephala (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis friesii (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis gonophylla (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis jonesii (bonfire inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis kubickae (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis laanii (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis lagopides (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis lagopus (hare's foot inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis macrocephala (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis martinii (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis narcotica (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis nivea (snowy inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis pachyderma (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis phaeospora (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis picacea (magpie inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis pseudonivea (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis stangliana (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis tectispora (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis trispora (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis urticicola (an inkcap)
•  Coprinopsis variegata (the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap)

References

• Roger Phillips website based on book 'Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain and Europe'.
• Michael Kuo, Fred Stevens. Mushroom Expert