Anthracoidea capillaris Kukkonen
(Hair Sedge Smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Anthracoidea capillaris (Hair Sedge Smut)
Genus	Anthracoidea (a genus of sedge ovary smut fungi)
Family	ANTHRACOIDEACEAE (a family of sedge ovary smut fungi)
Order	USTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
Subclass	USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Anthracoidea capillaris is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W.	2006	Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi	Mycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Anthracoidea capillaris (Hair Sedge Smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINALES
(an order of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthracoidea capillaris (Hair Sedge Smut)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anthracoidea capillaris (Hair Sedge Smut)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anthracoidea capillaris is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)