Thecaphora saponariae (F. Rudolphi) Vánky

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Thecaphora saponariae
Genus	Thecaphora (a genus of seed smut fungi)
Family	GLOMOSPORIACEAE (a family of seed smut fungi)
Order	UROCYSTIDALES (an order of fungi)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Thecaphora saponariae is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Mordue, J.E.M.	1970	Sorosporium saponariae	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 965.

Thecaphora saponariae may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

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 Thecaphora saponariae

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thecaphora saponariae

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Thecaphora saponariae is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)