 The microscopic characteristics and cytogenetics of C. micaceus are well known , and it has been used frequently as a model organism to study cell division and meiosis in Basidiomycetes . Chemical analysis of the fruit bodies has revealed the presence of antibacterial and enzyme @-@ inhibiting compounds . Formerly known as Coprinus micaceus , the species was transferred to Coprinellus in 2001 as phylogenetic analyses provided the impetus for a reorganization of the many species formerly grouped together in the genus Coprinus . Based on external appearance , C. micaceus is virtually indistinguishable from C. truncorum , and it has been suggested that many reported collections of the former may be of the latter . 
