Gaeumannomyces graminis var avenae (E.M. Turner) Dennis
(an ascomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyGaeumannomyces graminis var avenae (an ascomycete)
SpeciesGaeumannomyces graminis (Take-all Patch Disease, Ophiobolus Patch (Causative Agent))
GenusGaeumannomyces (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyMAGNAPORTHACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderMAGNAPORTHALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Davis, D.L.G. 1950 Ophiobolus graminis Sacc. var. avenae E. M. Turner in mid-Wales in 1948 TBMS Vol 33 (3+4): 352-353.
Willetts, H.J. 1961 A comparison between Ophiobolus graminis and Ophiobolus graminis var. avenae TBMS Vol 44 (4): 504-510.

Gaeumannomyces graminis var avenae (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gaeumannomyces graminis var avenae (an ascomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gaeumannomyces graminis var avenae (an ascomycete)
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