Coprotus Explained

Coprotus is a genus of dung-inhabiting "cup fungi"; it has been assigned to the family Thelebolaceae, though doubt has subsequently been thrown on that placement.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Coprotus albidus
• Coprotus arduennensis
• Coprotus argenteus
• Coprotus aurora
• Coprotus baeosporus
• Coprotus dextrinoideus
• Coprotus dhofarensis
• Coprotus disculus
• Coprotus duplus
• Coprotus glaucellus
• Coprotus granuliformis
• Coprotus lacteus
• Coprotus leucopocillum
• Coprotus luteus
• Coprotus marginatus
• Coprotus niveus
• Coprotus ochraceus
• Coprotus rhyparobioides
• Coprotus sarangpurensis
• Coprotus sexdecimsporus
• Coprotus sphaerosporus
• Coprotus trichosuri
• Coprotus uncinatus
• Coprotus vicinus
• Coprotus winteri

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota  - 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1 - 58 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp . 2009-03-18 .
2. Kušan I, Matočec N, Jadan M, Tkalčec Z, Mešić, A . January 2018 . An overview of the genus Coprotus (Pezizales, Ascomycota) with notes on the type species and description of C. epithecioides sp. nov. . MycoKeys . 29 . 29 . 15 - 47 . 2021-02-16 . 10.3897/mycokeys.29.22978 . 29559824 . 5804121 . free .