Coprotus

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota - 2007". Myconet. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
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: 15–47. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.29.22978. Retrieved 2021-02-16.`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5168986
* APNI: 175683
* AusFungi: 60014538
* CoL: 3TRV
* EoL: 31665
* Fungorum: 1233
* GBIF: 2580279
* iNaturalist: 328122
* IRMNG: 1275787
* MycoBank: 1233
* NBN: NHMSYS0001478993
* NCBI: 1319842
* NZOR: eba6ea97-38cf-4ab8-9d90-aca6a1b595e3
* Open Tree of Life: 3716623
* Plazi: F167BFA0-6D60-2DF8-B156-F019AF24A21F

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