Talk:Coprinus

user 220.223.50.23 added the following paragraph to this page:

This mushroom featured in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater as an edible mushroom, that tasted poor and recovered little stamina.

I believe that 'Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater' is a computer game. In my opinion this information is not relevant enough to be included in a general encyclopedia entry about the mushroom, so I will delete the paragraph.

Strobilomyces 14:53, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You could now put it into Mushrooms in computer games. --MichaelMaggs 22:08, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rewrite and merge[edit]

I just rewrote this article to reflect current taxonomic understanding of the genus Coprinus, which is now restricted to Coprinus comatus and its close relatives. I also merged the article on the latter species into this one. I'm basing this merge on established scientific consensus and will post the proper references soon. I ask that my rewrites and merges not be blindly reverted. Peter G Werner 17:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Toxicity[edit]

Coprinus Atramentarius (Inky Cap) contains coprine, which blocks the action of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, allowing the buildup of acetaldehyde in the body. Acetaldehyde is an intermediate metabolite of ethanol and is responsible for most symptoms of a hangover. Ingestion of coprine-containing mushrooms can potentiate this effect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eddietoran (talk • contribs) 00:42, 7 September 2006

It looks like you meant this as an article contribution. I added it to the Psathyrellaceae article under Coprinopsis atramentaria, which is where Coprinus atramentarius has been reclassified. Peter G Werner 15:58, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delicious![edit]

Coprinus comatus is very tasty indeed. Having a mushroom pilaf... will follow up on this. -- Evertype·✆ 17:49, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, this mushroom is very tasty and most people ignore it. I picked up 20 kilos of them one day and that's all I ate the following week. Nobody wanted to try it! They all thought I was going to die. Silly.

Another mushroom picker here to speak on behalf of the tastiness of this mushroom. The trick is to pick very young, and don't overcook. Good with scrambled eggs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.154.200.120 (talk) 16:47, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Coprinus Picaceus image[edit]

I noticed that the image of Coprinus Picaceus is on this page under Coprinus. However, it is not listed in the article under Species List. And the article states that "The majority of species of Coprinus were therefore reclassified into the genera Coprinellus, Coprinopsis, and Parasola." I found what appears to be the Coprinus picaceus on the Parasola page. There it is called Coprinopsis Picacea, explained by this found on the Parasola page: "The genera Coprinellus and Coprinopsis were until recently classified in the genus Coprinus."

In other words, should the Coprinus Picaceus image really be on the Coprinus page? Shouldn't it be moved to the Parasola page?

Thanks for pointing this out – I haven't paid attention to recent edits. Not only does that species not belong in this article, but there's absolutely no reason for a second taxobox to be included. I have no idea why that was even added. The current name for this species is Coprinopsis picacea and images and info about it belong in the Psathyrellaceae article, or in an article on "Coprinopsis", should enough info for a breakout article be added. Peter G Werner 19:47, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Coprinus comatus article?[edit]

I think the Coprinus comatus article should be merged into this one. As it stands, Coprinus now consists only of Coprinus comatus and a few other rather obscure species. Therefore, having separate articles is kind of superfluous. Peter G Werner 19:55, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Coprinus comatus is a decent article in its own right, and it wouldn't help adding other species to it. The Coprinus article is still rather stubby, agreed, but the solution is to add more to that. The present split is fine and encourages editors to add more information. --MichaelMaggs 08:20, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do not merge, per MichaelMaggs. -- Evertype·✆ 11:44, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do not merge; Coprinus (genus)article can be about taxonomy and relationships more than the species. Cas Liber 14:27, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am removing merge tag per consusenus (3:1). --MichaelMaggs 22:06, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Coprinus comatus[edit]

It is fascinating to see that in the beginning you have a perfectly edible mushroom and just a couple of days later you have a stack of mud. Mud? No! Tar! This mushroom transforms into organic tar! It also has the smell that comes with it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.202.204.189 (talk) 20:33, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Latin definition[edit]

Does anyone have a source for "Coprinus" means dung. I can't find anything in any (online) latin dictionary. The closest I can find is "Prinus" which is related to several oak species or acorns. The line about the latin meaning of coprinus doesn't appear to be sourced, but I don't have access to the sourced references, so can't be sure it's not in there. 193.240.59.34 (talk) 11:37, 1 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]