Merismatium physciae Brackel, 2010
(a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Merismatium physciae (a lichenicolous ascomycete)
Genus	Merismatium (a genus of fungi)
Family	VERRUCARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	VERRUCARIALES (an order of lichens)
Class	EUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Merismatium physciae is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Verrucariales)
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
()	von Brackel, W.	2010	Weitere Funde von flechtenbewohnenden Pilzen in Bayern - Beitrage zu einer Checkliste V	Berichte de Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft Vol 80: 5-32.

Merismatium physciae (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

VERRUCARIACEAE
(a family of lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Merismatium physciae (a lichenicolous ascomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Merismatium physciae is also a member of:

Identification Works

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