Coprinopsis cinerea

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Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis

At a glance

Occurrence records1 120

Data sources11

Biological traits0

DNA specimens39

eDNA detections326

Sources11 archives

Databases and archives Coprinopsis cinerea's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation6 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 120 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI326 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics39 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS53 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 120 records

Environmental DNA9 datasets · 31 countries326 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD39 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT36 Mbp

01Narrative

Coprinopsis cinerea is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. Commonly known as the gray shag, it is edible, but must be used promptly after collecting. Coprinopsis cinerea is an important model organism for studying fungal sex and mating types, mushroom development, and the evolution of multicellularity of fungi. The genome sequence was published in 2010. It is considered to be particularly suited organism to study meiosis, due to its synchronous meiotic development and prolonged prophase.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

03Chemical composition53 compounds

Compounds documented for Coprinopsis cinerea across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Illudane sesquiterpenoids5

Pyrrole alkaloids5

Cuparane sesquiterpenoids4

Agarofuran sesquiterpenoids4

Simple coumarins3

Documented compounds53 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(2E)-2-[(2S)-2-[(1S,2R,4S)-2-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylcyclopentyl]-2-methylcyclobutylidene]propanal	present	LOTUS
(2R)-2,3-Dihydro-7-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2,4,6-trimethyl-1H-indene-5-ethanol	present	LOTUS
(2R,4S,4aR,7aS,7bR)-2,4,4a,5,6,7,7a,7b-Octahydro-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6,7b-trimethyl-1H-cyclobut(e)indene-2,4-diol	present	LOTUS
(2S,3aR,4S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2,7-dimethyl-5-methylidenespiro[1,3,3a,4-tetrahydroindene-6,1'-cyclopropane]-4-ol	present	LOTUS
(2S,3aS,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2,7-dimethyl-5-methylidenespiro[1,3,3a,4-tetrahydroindene-6,1'-cyclopropane]-4-ol	present	LOTUS
(3aS,4R)-7-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-methylidenespiro[1,3,3a,4-tetrahydroindene-6,1'-cyclopropane]-4-ol	present	LOTUS
(3beta,4alpha,5alpha)-4-Methylcholest-8-en-3-ol	present	NPASS
(3E,4S)-3-decylidene-4-hydroxy-5-methylideneoxolan-2-one	present	NPASS
(4S,4aR,7aS,7bR)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6,7b-trimethyl-4a,5,7,7a-tetrahydro-4H-cyclobuta[e]inden-4-ol	present	LOTUS
(5S,6R)-7,9-dibromo-N-[(2S)-3-[2,6-dibromo-4-[(1R)-2-[[(5S,6R)-7,9-dibromo-6-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-oxa-2-azaspiro[4.5]deca-2,7,9-triene-3-carbonyl]amino]-1-hydroxyethyl]phenoxy]-2-hydroxypropyl]-6-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-oxa-2-azaspiro[4.5]deca-2,7,9-triene-3-carboxamide	present	NPASS

05DNA & barcoding39 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Coprinopsis cinerea has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens39

Marker genes3

eDNA detections326

Countries31

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★ITS★ITS1★ITS2

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Coprinopsis cinerea carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size36 190 000 bp

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

THIS GENOME Coprinopsis cinerea0.04 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.

Assembly levelScaffold

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 120 records

Wild obs. + sensor788

Museum / vouchered322

Cultivated / captive2

Other8

Origin

Introduced2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 148 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy40% within 1 km

≤100 m 149≤1 km 103≤10 km 376>10 km 7

635 georeferenced · 153 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor788

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy56% within 1 km

≤100 m 17≤1 km 33≤10 km 26>10 km 14

90 georeferenced · 232 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence322

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 2

2 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living2

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions25 of 40 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Helsinki, FI	20
Copenhagen, DK	18
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record	8
WU-MYClocation not on record	8
Karlsruhe, DE	8
Kew, GB	7
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova \| Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record	5
BDBClocation not on record	5
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	5
Olocation not on record	5
Philadelphia, US	4
San Sebastián, ES	4
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record	4
Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record	4
UFPElocation not on record	3
Görlitz, DE	3
Toronto, CA	3
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record	2
Zürich, CH	2
Salzburg, AT	2
Göteborg, SE	2
TROMlocation not on record	1
Kuopio, FI	1
Cincinnati, US	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
Gijón, ES	1
Kathmandu, NP	1
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record	1
Chicago, US	1
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record	1
Brisbane, AU	1
Tartu, EE	1
Kensington, AU	1
nsnflocation not on record	1
Guasave, MX	1
Vancouver, CA	1
Canberra, AU	1
Trondheim, NO	1
Uppsala, SE	1
Bando, JP	1

40 institutions · 141 of 322 vouchered records shown · 180 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA326 detections

Where the DNA of Coprinopsis cinerea was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found326

Studies independent surveys9

Countries31

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 326 detections have coordinates

Open the map31 countries0

AustralasiaNeotropicAfrotropicIndomalayanOceania

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Measured at samplingin-field

Temperature22.5 °C

pH6.00 3.70–8.24

Conductivity78.0 µS/cm 32.0–34,400

Organic carbon2.73 % 1.10–5.77

Water content88.6 %

Nitrate-N12.5 mg/kg 3.00–39.0

Nitrate0.393 µmol/L 0.174–2.27

Phosphorus8.00 mg/kg 3.00–17.0

Clay21.3 % 8.70–47.4

Sand67.7 % 21.5–73.8

Depth0.2 m 0–3.00

Coastal waterSedimentSoilDermosolHydrosolDermosols

35 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median25.7 °C 13.2–28.4

Seasonal swing summer↔winter8.10 °C

Max temp (day)28.2 °C 16.9–32.6

Min temp (night)20.8 °C 9.50–25.2

Precipitation149 mm/mo 7.40–309

Air humidity62.0 % 55.4–69.6

Moisture balance26.4 mm/mo -96.8–172

Vapour deficit1,101 Pa 669–1,538

Wind speed2.30 m/s 1.10–3.90

Cloud cover32.9 % 13.0–62.5

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 297 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Coprinopsis cinerea

At a glance

Sources11 archives

Compound class profile5 classes

Documented compounds53 total

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Record type1 120 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions25 of 40 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Measured at samplingin-field

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type1 120 records