Valsa ceratosperma (Tode) Maire
(a valsoid pyrenomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Valsa ceratosperma (a valsoid pyrenomycete)
Genus	Valsa (a genus of valsoid pyrenomycetes)
Family	VALSACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	DIAPORTHALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (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)

Valsa ceratosperma is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
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
	Kirk, P.M. & Spooner, B.M.	1989	Ascomycetes on leaf litter of Laurus nobilis and Hedera helix	Mycol. Res. Vol 092 (3): 335-346.

Valsa ceratosperma (a valsoid pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Valsa ceratosperma (a valsoid pyrenomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 32 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Valsa ceratosperma (a valsoid pyrenomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Valsa ceratosperma is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)