Corticifraga peltigerae (Fuckel) D. Hawksw. & R. Sant.
(a lichenicolous fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Corticifraga peltigerae (a lichenicolous fungus)
Order	LECANORALES (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)

Corticifraga peltigerae 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.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Hawksworth, D.L.	1980	Notes on some fungi occurring on Peltigera, with a key to accepted species.	TBMS Vol 74 (2): 363-386.

Corticifraga peltigerae (a lichenicolous fungus) may also 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

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BioInfo

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