Polystigma fulvum Pers. ex DC.
(Bird Cherry Dotty)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolystigma fulvum (Bird Cherry Dotty)
GenusPolystigma (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyPHYLLACHORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderPHYLLACHORALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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
Cannon, P.F. 1996 Polystigma fulvum DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1287.

Polystigma fulvum (Bird Cherry Dotty) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polystigma fulvum (Bird Cherry Dotty)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Polystigma fulvum (Bird Cherry Dotty)

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