Coprinus nivea

Coprinus nivea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Psathyrellaceae
Genus:	Coprinellus
Species:	C. nivea
Binomial name
Coprinus nivea Fr., 1838[1]
Synonyms[2]
Coprinus niveus Coprinellus nivea

Coprinus nivea
Mycological characteristics
	gills on hymenium
	cap is campanulate or convex
	hymenium is adnexed
	stipe is bare
	spore print is black
	ecology is saprotrophic
	edibility: edible

Coprinus nivea (Coprinellus niveus) or "Snowy ink cap"^[2] is a species of fungus from the family Psathyrellaceae^[3].

Distribution

Members of this species are found around the world: in North and Central America^[4][5], Europe^[2][6] .

Diet

As most of Coprinus, C.nivea was coprophylic^[2][4].

References

1. ^ Fries, E.M.. Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici, seu Synopsis Hymenomycetum. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} R.Clarke. Mushrooms and Fungi. 
3. ^ Lesso, T.. Mushrooms:Guide. 
4. ^ ^{a b} M. J. RICHARDSON. "http://caribjsci.org/July08/44_206-214.pdf". 
5. ^ Minter, D.W., M. Rodríguez Hernández, and J. Mena Portales. "Fungi of the Caribbean. An annotated checklist". 
6. ^ L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. "The Families of Mushrooms and Toadstools Represented in the British Isles". 

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