Diploschistes caesioplumbeus (Nyl.) Vain.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Diploschistes caesioplumbeus (a lichen)
Genus	Diploschistes (a genus of lichens)
Family	GRAPHIDACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	OSTROPALES (an order of lichens and ascomycetes)
Subclass	OSTROPOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
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)

Diploschistes caesioplumbeus is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Graphidaceae)
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.	2004	Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity	British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 192-199.

Diploschistes caesioplumbeus (a lichen) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

OSTROPALES
(an order of lichens and ascomycetes)

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 Diploschistes caesioplumbeus (a lichen)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Diploschistes caesioplumbeus (a lichen)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Diploschistes caesioplumbeus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)