Coprinellus curtus
| Coprinellus curtus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinellus |
| Species: | C. curtus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coprinellus curtus (Kalchbr.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson
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Coprinellus curtus is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. It was first described as Coprinus curtus by Károly Kalchbrenner in 1876 before being transferred to the genus Coprinellus in 2001.[1]
A strain of this fungus (named GM-21) produces an anti-fungal compound known to inhibit bottom-rot disease of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris) caused by the plant pathogen Rhizonoctonia solani.[2]
It is a coprophilous fungus and it is known to grow on the dung of donkeys, sheep and goats.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Redhead SA, Vilgalys R, Moncalvo J-M, Johnson J, Hopple JS Jr (2001). "Coprinus Pers. and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato". Taxon. 50 (1): 203–241. doi:10.2307/1224525. JSTOR 1224525.
- ^ Nakasaki K, Saito M, Suzuki N (2007). "Coprinellus curtus (Hitoyo-take) prevents diseases of vegetables caused by pathogenic fungi". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 275 (2): 286–291. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00899.x. PMID 17850327.
- ^ Richardson, Michael J. (2008). "Coprophilous fungi from the Greek Aegean islands" (PDF). Mycologia Balcanica. 5: 23–32.