Coprinopsis | |
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Coprinopsis atramentaria | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
Genus: | Coprinopsis P. Karst. |
Type species | |
Coprinopsis friesii (Quél.) P. Karst.
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Coprinopsis is a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae.[1] Coprinopsis was split out of the genus Coprinus based on molecular data.[2][3] The species Coprinopsis cinerea is a model organism for mushroom-forming basidiomycota, and its genome has recently been sequenced completely.[4]