Sistotrema confluens Pers.
(Aromatic Earthfan)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Sistotrema confluens (Aromatic Earthfan)
Genus	Sistotrema (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
Family	HYDNACEAE (hedgehog fungi)
Order	CANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Sistotrema confluens is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cantharellales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Dickson, G.	2000	A field key to British non-resupinate hydnoid fungi	Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 99-104, rear cover.
Kout, J.	2008	Sistotrema dennisii (Basidiomycetes, Sistotremataceae) – a new species for the Czech Republic	Czech Mycology vol 60(1): 105-111.
Maas Geesteranus, R.A.	1975	Die Terrestriche Stachelpilze Europas (The terrestial Hydnums of Europe)
Wakefield, E.M.	1952	New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales)	TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Sistotrema confluens (Aromatic Earthfan) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Sistotrema
(a genus of basidiomycete fungi)

HYDNACEAE
(hedgehog fungi)

CANTHARELLALES
(chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sistotrema confluens (Aromatic Earthfan)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sistotrema confluens (Aromatic Earthfan)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Sistotrema confluens is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)