Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Psathyrellaceae Scientific name Coprinellus curtus | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Coprinellus Rank Species | |
Similar Coprinellus bisporus, Coprinellus pellucidus, Coprinellus flocculosus, Coprinellus ellisii, Coprinellus angulatus | ||
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.
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.
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