Coprinus cinereus
| Coprinopsis cinerea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinopsis |
| Species: | C. cinerea |
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Coprinopsis cinerea (Schaeff.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus cinereus Schaeff. (1774) |
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| Coprinopsis cinerea | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
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gills on hymenium |
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cap is conical |
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hymenium is free |
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stipe is bare |
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spore print is black |
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ecology is saprotrophic |
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edibility: edible |
Agaricus cinereus Schaeff. (1774)
Agaricus radians Batsch (1783)
Agaricus macrorhizus Pers. (1796)
Coprinus cinereus (Schaeff.) Gray (1821)
Coprinus fimetarius var. cinereus (Schaeff.) Fr. (1838)
Coprinus fimetarius var. macrorhizus (Pers.) Sacc. (1887)
Coprinus macrorhizus (Pers.) Rea (1922)
Coprinus delicatulus Apinis (1965)
Hormographiella aspergillata Guarro, Gené & De Vroey (1992)
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 fungal sex and mating types, mushroom development, and the evolution of multicellularity of fungi. The genome sequence was published in 2010. It is considered to be particularly suited organism to study meiosis, due to its synchronous meiotic development and prolonged prophase.
Researchers in 2014 discovered a protein produced by Coprinopsis cinerea with antibiotic properties. The protein, known as copsin, has similar effects to other non-protein organically derived antibiotics. To date, it has not been determined whether antibiotic medicine for humans and other animals can be developed from this protein.
Coprinopsis cinerea can be grown on complex (e.g. YMG, YMG/T) or minimal media (e.g. mKjalke medium), solid or liquid, with or without agitation, at 25 °C or optimally at 37 °C. It can be grown in dark or with 12-h light/12-h dark cycle.
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