Coprinellus curtus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Psathyrellaceae
Genus: Coprinellus
Species:
C. curtus
Binomial name
Coprinellus curtus
(Kalchbr.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Richardson, Michael J. (2008). "Coprophilous fungi from the Greek Aegean islands" (PDF). Mycologia Balcanica. 5: 23–32.


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