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 Category:Coprinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Coprinus at MycoBank