Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr.
(a tar-spot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rhytisma andromedae (a tar-spot)
Genus	Rhytisma (tar-spot fungi)
Family	RHYTISMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	RHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (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)

Rhytisma andromedae is also a member of:
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
	Minter, D.W.	1996	Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr.	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1295.

Rhytisma andromedae (a tar-spot) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

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 Rhytisma andromedae (a tar-spot)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhytisma andromedae (a tar-spot)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Rhytisma andromedae is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)