Coprotus

Short description: Genus of fungi

Coprotus

Coprotus sexdecimsporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Fungi

Division:  |

Ascomycota

Subdivision:  |

Pezizomycotina

Class:  |

Leotiomycetes

Order:  |

Thelebolales

Family:  |

Thelebolaceae

Genus:  |

Coprotus

Korf ex Korf & Kimbr. (1967)

Type species
Coprotus sexdecimsporus

(P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Kimbr. & Korf (1967)

Coprotus is a genus of dung-inhabiting "cup fungi"; it has been assigned to the family Thelebolaceae, though doubt has subsequently been thrown on that placement.[1][2]

## Species

* Coprotus albidus
* Coprotus arduennensis
* Coprotus argenteus
* Coprotus aurora
* Coprotus baeosporus
* Coprotus dextrinoideus
* Coprotus dhofarensis
* Coprotus disculus
* Coprotus duplus
* Coprotus glaucellus
* Coprotus granuliformis
* Coprotus lacteus
* Coprotus leucopocillum
* Coprotus luteus
* Coprotus marginatus
* Coprotus niveus
* Coprotus ochraceus
* Coprotus rhyparobioides
* Coprotus sarangpurensis
* Coprotus sexdecimsporus
* Coprotus sphaerosporus
* Coprotus trichosuri
* Coprotus uncinatus
* Coprotus vicinus
* Coprotus winteri

## References

1. ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota - 2007". Myconet 13: 1-58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp.
2. ↑ Kušan I, Matočec N, Jadan M, Tkalčec Z, Mešić, A (January 2018). "An overview of the genus Coprotus (Pezizales, Ascomycota) with notes on the type species and description of C. epithecioides sp. nov.". MycoKeys 29 (29): 15-47. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.29.22978. PMID 29559824. PMC 5804121. https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/22978/element/8/49606//. Retrieved 2021-02-16.

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