Coprinus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόπρινος (kóprinos, “full of dung, filthy”), referring to the characteristic habitat.
Proper noun
Coprinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Coprinaceae – mushrooms consisting of Coprinus comatus (the shaggy mane) and its close relatives.
Usage notes
- Until 2001, Coprinus was a large genus consisting of all agaric species in which the lamellae autodigested to release their spores. Many of these were later reclassified.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Agaricomycetidae - subclass; Agaricales - order; Agaricineae - suborder; Agaricaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Coprinus comatus (shaggy ink cap, shaggy cap, lawyer's wig) - type species
References
Coprinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Coprinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Coprinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Coprinus at MycoBank
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