Biology:Coprinellus curtus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Coprinellus curtus
Scientific classification edit
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. "Coprinus Pers. and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato". Taxon 50 (1): 203–241. 2001. doi:10.2307/1224525. 
  2. "Coprinellus curtus (Hitoyo-take) prevents diseases of vegetables caused by pathogenic fungi". FEMS Microbiology Letters 275 (2): 286–291. 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00899.x. PMID 17850327. 
  3. Richardson, Michael J. (2008). "Coprophilous fungi from the Greek Aegean islands". Mycologia Balcanica 5: 23-32. http://www.mycobiota.com/mycobalcan_pdf/0504_Richardson.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5168903 entry