''Coprinopsis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...

s in the

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Psathyrellaceae. ''Coprinopsis'' was split out of the genus '' Coprinus'' based on molecular data. The species ''Coprinopsis cinerea'' (=''

Coprinus cinereus ''Coprinopsis cinerea'' is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. Commonly known as the gray shag, it is edible, but must be used promptly after collecting. ''Coprinopsis cinerea'' is an important model organism for studying fung ...

'') is a model organism for mushroom-forming

basidiomycota Basidiomycota () is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi. Members are known as basidiomycetes. More specifically, Basi ...

, and its

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has recently been sequenced completely.

Selected species

''For complete list see'' List of ''Coprinopsis'' species * '' Coprinopsis acuminata'' (humpback inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis atramentaria ''Coprinopsis atramentaria'', commonly known as the common ink cap or inky cap, is an edible (although poisonous when combined with alcohol) mushroom found in Europe and North America. Previously known as ''Coprinus atramentarius'', it is th ...

'' (common inkcap) * '' Coprinopsis episcopalis'' (mitre inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis jonesii ''Coprinopsis'' is a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae. ''Coprinopsis'' was split out of the genus ''Coprinus'' based on molecular data. The species ''Coprinopsis cinerea'' (='' Coprinus cinereus'') is a model organism for mushroo ...

'' (bonfire inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis lagopus ''Coprinopsis lagopus'' is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. Until 2001, the species was known as ''Coprinus lagopus''; advances in the understanding of phylogenetic relationships between the various coprinoid species led to a ...

'' (hare's foot inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis nivea ''Coprinopsis nivea'' is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It is commonly known as the snowy inkcap. Taxonomy It was first described in 1801 by the German mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon who classif ...

'' (snowy inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis picacea ''Coprinopsis picacea'' is a species of fungus A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more ...

'' (magpie inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis variegata ''Coprinopsis variegata'', commonly known as the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap, is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. Distributed in eastern North America, it has a medium-sized, bell-shaped to flattened cap up to in d ...

'' (the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap)

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Agaricales genera {{Psathyrellaceae-stub