Aspicilia calcarea (L.) Körb.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen)
Genus	Aspicilia (a genus of lichens)
Family	MEGASPORACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	PERTUSARIALES (an order of lichens)
Subclass	LECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
Class	LECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Aspicilia calcarea is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Lecanoromycetidae)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen) :
1: Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
3 Nov 2006	OSGR: SK05	53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: Staffs (VC 39)	England
on limestone block in cemented top course of wall

Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aspicilia calcarea (a lichen)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Aspicilia calcarea is also a member of:

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