Coprinus

Coprinus ( Coprinus sensu lato ) is a term a group of fungal species that were formerly placed in the genus Coprinus. Here are types of Agaricomycetidae that grow saprobiontisch on wood, peat, manure or soil. They all feature a young acorn - to bell-shaped, later aufschirmenden hat, which dissolves in old age. Their fruit layer consists of lamellae which initially white to pale ochraceous and are later become dark brown to black. The stem begins with all types in the center of the cap and has a hollow interior. Your Sporenabruck is dark brown to black.

In several DNA analysis, however, was revealed that the Tintlinge are polyphyletic, ie, contain species that are related to each closer with other fungal groups than between them. Some of these genera belong even to different families. Scott A. Redhead et al. therefore proposed a division into four genera ( Coprinus, Coprinellus, Coprinopsis and Parasola ), where only a small part of the original species remains in Coprinus. The Tintlingartigen family ( Coprinaceae ), whose type genus is Coprinus, and contains only a fraction of the remaining species, therefore ( Psathyrellaceae ) must be renamed to fiber Ling relatives, because the mushroom Coprinus within relatives ( Agaricaceae ) is.

The name of the Tintlinge stems from their use: When maturity melt lamellae and often just the hat within a few hours due to self-digestion ( autolysis ) ink -like. From this spore -containing, usually dripping to the ground liquid indelible ink used to be made, often with clove oil as a preservative. Mainly for the preparation of ink from Tintlingen come larger and more common species, such as the Ink Cap ( Coprinus comatus ) and the Faltentintling ( Coprinopsis atramentarius ) into account, but other Tintlinge, including, for example, the smaller, but often vast mass of Glimmertintling ( Coprinellus micaceus ).