IDENTIFICATION OF ELEVEN COPRINUS SPECIES OF IRAN

Abstract

Macro-fungi from different places of Mazandaran and Tehran provinces, collected since 1982-2000, identified. An account of 16 <em>Coprinus</em> species, namely, <em>Coprinus picaceus</em>, <em>C. cinereus</em>,<em> C. lagopus</em>,<em> C. lagopides</em>,<em> C. macrocephalus</em>,<em> C. brunneofibrillosus</em>,<em> C.</em> s<em>ubimpatiens</em>,<em> C. angulatus</em>,<em> C. niveus, C. ephemeroides</em>, <em>C. comatus</em>, <em>C. flocculosus</em>, <em>C. scobicola</em>,<em> C. disseminatus</em>,<em> C. plicatilis</em> and <em>C. patouillardii</em>, were collected around Noor, Babulsar and Tehran and identified. Nine species, namely, <em>Coprinus lagopus</em>, <em>C. comatus</em>, <em>C. flocculosus</em>,<em> C. scobicola</em>, <em>C. disseminatus</em>,<em> C. plicatilis</em>, <em>C. picaceus</em>,<em> C. macrocephalus </em>and<em> C. niveus</em>,were previously recorded from Iran but other 7 species, namely, <em>C. lagopides</em>,<em> C. macrocephalus</em>, <em>C. brunneofibrillosus</em>,<em> C.</em> s<em>ubimpatiens</em>,<em> C. angulatus</em>,<em> C. ephemeroides</em> and <em>C. cinereus</em> are new to Iran along with <em>C</em>. <em>lagopus</em>, <em>C. niveus</em>, <em>C. picaceus </em>and <em>C. macrocephalus</em> are described and illustrated in detail.