Coprinellus curtus

Coprinellus curtus
Scientific classification
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 Psathyrellaceae family. 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]

See also

Fungi portal

• List of Coprinellus species

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): 203–41. 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): 286–91. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00899.x. PMID 17850327.