- Norvell, Lorelei L. 2001.
- An informal poll for MSA members: Should the type of Coprinus be
changed? Inoculum 52(5):5
- An informal poll for NAMA members: Should the type of
Coprinus be changed?. Mycophile 42(5): 1,4.
- CONTENTS: Both papers present a very brief overview of the nomenclatural
history of Coprinus sensu lato, note the recent segregation of the
genus into the genera Coprinus sensu stricto, Coprinopsis,
Coprinellus, and Parasola, and address a recent proposal to
change the type species of Coprinus from C. comatus to
C. atramentariu. "Coprinus comatus, or the 'shaggy mane',
is among the best-known Coprinus species, both commercially and among
amateur/field mycologists. In the scientific literature, however,
Coprinus cinereus is cited much more frequently. Now Coprinopsis
cinerea, that species would again become Coprinus cinereus if the
type of the genus were changed to C. atramentarius. Currently, there
is considerable debate in both Europe and North America as to which solution
is least harmful: changing the genus name of C. comatus, or changing
the type of Coprinus. Although caught between 'a rock and a hard
place', the IAPT Nomenclature Committee for Fungi must make recommendations
one way or the other." Discussions surrounding nomenclatural issues including
the on-going nomenclatural debate over the type of Coprinus on other
fungi can be viewed at the
Centraal Bureau
voor Schimmelcultures (CBS). -- Cited in Mycologist (Moore, 2002).
Complete article also
posted on Mycovescence.
- Lorelei L Norvell. 2001 (2002).
- Mycological dispatches -- 2001. Summaries of recent research papers on
North American macrofungi, lichens, and slime molds. McIlvainea 15(1):
23-28.
- CONTENTS: Summaries of 48 recent taxonomic, biological, or ecological
research papers are provided to aid mushroomers and other mycologists who lack
access to the technical literature. The author notes new species and
combinations representing agaricoid (Agaricus, Clitocybe, Collybia,
Coprinellus, Coprinus, Cortinarius, Crepidotus, Dendrocollybia, Flammulina,
Galerina, Gomphidius, Hygrocybe, Inocybe, Lactarius, Lepiota, Leucoagaricus,
Lyophyllum, Mycena, Neohygrophorus, Panellus, Pholiota, Pleurotus, Psathyrella,
Rhacophyllus, Russula, Stropharia, Suillus), non-gilled Basidiomycete
(Aleurodiscus, Arcangeliella, Battarrea, Cystangium, Disciseda, Elasmomyces,
Gautieria, Gymnomyces, Macowanites, Martellia, Ramaria, Rhizopogon,
Zelleromyces), hypogeous (Fevansia, Gastroboletus, Gastrosuillus, Gymnomyces,
Hydnotrya, Rhizopogon, Tuber), and Ascomycete (Cordyceps, Daldinia, Hypoxylon,
Peziza, Plicaria, Xylaria) genera. Erection of the new genus, Dendrocollybia,
is noted. Phylogenetic analyses of many genera and fungal families are also
summarized, and theories about the evolution of lichens is presented. Also
discussed on papers pertaining to "Dispersal, Distribution & Ecology" and
"Home Brews" (including the "Growth rate of fungi in bathrooms"). [The original
manuscript, which could not be published in total in a hard-print publication
and summarizes 144 papers and references another 110 papers, is posted here: PDF. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. ]
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