Schizothyrium speireum (Fr.) L. Holm & K. Holm
(a fly speck fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Schizothyrium speireum (a fly speck fungus)
Genus	Schizothyrium (a genus of fly-speck fungi)
Family	SCHIZOTHYRIACEAE (a family of fly speck fungi)
Order	MICROTHYRIALES (an order of fly speck fungi)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Schizothyrium speireum 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
	Booth, C.	1957	Two new species of Microthyriella in Britain	Kew Bulletin Vol 12 (3): 423-424.

Schizothyrium speireum (a fly speck fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

MICROTHYRIALES
(an order of fly speck fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

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 Schizothyrium speireum (a fly speck fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Schizothyrium speireum (a fly speck fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Schizothyrium speireum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)