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Coprinaceae

Coprinaceae

9.9
A former group of mushrooms that included inkcap species, now usually placed in Agaricaceae
  • noun
  • /kəˌprɪnəˈsiː/
  • Specialized
: Coprináceas
  • The family Coprinaceae was characterized by its fragile, inky mushrooms.

Examples

  • The Coprinaceae family includes various species of inkcap mushrooms.

  • Recent studies have shown that Coprinaceae is no longer a valid taxonomic group.

  • Several species formerly classified in Coprinaceae are now placed in other families.

  • Did you know that Coprinaceae are often found in decaying wood?

  • The Coprinaceae family includes various species of inkcap mushrooms.

  • Several species formerly classified in Coprinaceae are now placed in other families.

  • Did you know that Coprinaceae are often found in decaying wood?

Synonyms

family Coprinaceae
vsCoprinaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of mushrooms that includes inky caps

is usually merged into a larger fungal family in current classifications

Surface Forms

Coprinaceae singular
Coprinaceae plural

Morphology

Coprinaceae = Coprinus (opaque) = coprin + aceae

The formation uses specialized taxonomic morphology (genus name + the botanical/fungal family suffix '-aceae') which is not transparently meaningful to average learners.

Etymology

Coprinaceae starts with coprin-, from a Greek word that means 'dung', because many inkcap mushrooms in this group grow on animal dung, and it ends with -aceae, the usual family ending in biology. So Coprinaceae is the name for a family of fungi often known for their inky, dung-loving mushrooms.