Melanopsichium nepalense (Liro) Zundel
(a galling smut fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus)
Family	MELANOPSICHIACEAE (a family of galling 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)

Melanopsichium nepalense 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.	1985	Melanopsichium (Ustilaginales), a genus new to the British Isles	TBMS Vol 85 (3): 540-544.

Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus) 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 Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanopsichium nepalense (a galling smut fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Melanopsichium nepalense is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)