Coprinellus curtus

{{Short description|Species of fungus}} {{Speciesbox | image = Coprinellus curtus (Kalchbr.) Vilgalys, Hopple.jpg | image_caption = | genus = Coprinellus | species = curtus | authority = (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.<ref name="Red01">{{cite journal |doi=10.2307/1224525 |vauthors=Redhead SA, Vilgalys R, ((Moncalvo J-M)), Johnson J, Hopple JS Jr |year=2001 |title=''Coprinus'' Pers. and the disposition of ''Coprinus'' species ''sensu lato'' |jstor=1224525 |journal=Taxon |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=203–241}}</ref>

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''.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00899.x |pmid=17850327 |vauthors=Nakasaki K, Saito M, Suzuki N |year=2007 |title=''Coprinellus curtus'' (Hitoyo-take) prevents diseases of vegetables caused by pathogenic fungi |journal=FEMS Microbiology Letters |volume=275 |issue=2 |pages=286–291|doi-access=free }}</ref>

It is a coprophilous fungus and it is known to grow on the dung of donkeys, sheep and goats.<ref Name="Richardson2008">{{cite journal |last1=Richardson |first1=Michael J. |date=2008 |title=Coprophilous fungi from the Greek Aegean islands |url=http://www.mycobiota.com/mycobalcan_pdf/0504_Richardson.pdf |journal=Mycologia Balcanica |volume=5 |pages=23-32}}</ref>

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curtus Category:Fungi described in 1876 Category:Fungi of Greece Category:Fungus species