Dung beetle gray (Coprinopsis atramentaria)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Psathyrellaceae (Psatyrellaceae)
- Genus: Coprinopsis (Koprinopsis)
- Type: Coprinopsis atramentaria (Gray dung beetle)
Dung beetle gray (lat. Coprinopsis atramentaria) is a fungus of the genus Coprinopsis (Coprinopsis) of the Psatirellaceae family (Psathyrellaceae).
Gray dung beetle hat:
The shape is ovoid, later becomes bell-shaped. The color is gray-brown, usually darker in the center, covered with small scales, radical fibrillation is often noticeable. Hat height 3-7 cm, width 2-5 cm.
Records:
Frequent, loose, at first white-gray, then darkening and finally spreading ink.
Spore powder:
The black.
Leg:
10-20 cm long, 1-2 cm in diameter, white, fibrous, hollow. The ring is missing.
Spread:
Gray dung beetle grows from spring to autumn in the grass, on the stumps of deciduous trees, on fertilized soils, along the edges of roads, in vegetable gardens, garbage heaps, etc., often in large groups.
Similar species:
There are other similar dung beetles, but the size of Coprinus atramentarius makes it impossible to confuse it with any other species. All others are much smaller.