Study of Eight Species of the Genus Coprinus in the Forest Area of Daloa (Central West, Côte d'Ivoire)

Abstract

This study on the genus coprinus was conducted in the forest area of Daloa. The objective of this work is to evaluate and list the species of the genus coprinus in the region. It will complete the knowledge acquired during previous work. The work consisted of surveys in the fallows and plantations of Daloa. After macroscopic and microscopic observation in the laboratory, eight (8) species of the genus Coprinus were cited and described. These are: Coprinopsis lagopus var. vacillans, Coprinus comatus, Coprinellus atramentaria, Coprinopsis nivea, Coprinus africanus, Coprinellus domesticus, Coprinus plicatilis and Coprinus auricuma. Among these species, Coprinopsis nivea, Coprinus comatus and Coprinus africanus have already been cited and described in Côte d'Ivoire. Coprinopsis lagopus var. vacillans, Coprinellus atramentaria, Coprinellus domesticus, Coprinus plicatilis and Coprinus auricuma are cited and described for the first time. The results obtained are part of the contribution to the determination of the Ivorian fungal diversity, which remains incomplete until now.

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