Coprinopsis cinerea
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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.[2]
Coprinopsis cinerea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
Genus: | Coprinopsis |
Species: | C. cinerea |
Binomial name | |
Coprinopsis cinerea (Schaeff.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Agaricus cinereus Schaeff. (1774) |
Coprinopsis cinerea | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is conical |
![]() | Hymenium is free |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is black |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is edible |
Coprinopsis cinerea is an important model organism for studying fungal sex and mating types, mushroom development,[3] and the evolution of multicellularity of fungi. The genome sequence was published in 2010.[4] It is considered to be particularly suited organism to study meiosis, due to its synchronous meiotic development and prolonged prophase. [5]