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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters)
SORDARIOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)
XYLARIOMYCETIDAE
(stromatic pyrenomycetes)
XYLARIALES
(an order of pyrenomycetes)
XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
Xylaria
(a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
Xylaria
is also a member of:
Micromycetes
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

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Xylaria Hill ex Schrank, 1789 (a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs
Species Xylaria carpophila (Pers.) Fr., 1849 (Beechmast Candlesnuff) 2      
Species Xylaria cinerea J. Fournier & M. Stadler, 2011 (a stromatic pyrenomycete)       1
Species Xylaria friesii Laessøe, 1992 (a stromatic pyrenomycete)       1
Species Xylaria guepinii (Fr.) Ces., 1851 (a stromatic pyrenomycete)       1
Species Xylaria hypoxylon (L.) Grev., 1824 (Candle-snuff or Stag's-horn Fungus) 9   5  
Species Xylaria longipes Nitschke, 1867 (Dead Moll's Fingers) 6 2    
Species Xylaria oxyacanthae Tul. & C. Tul., 1863 (a stromatic pyrenomycete)       1
Species Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.) Grev., 1824 (Dead Man’s Fingers) 2     1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Minter, D., 1986 Autumn foray 1985: Chester College, Chester

Xylaria may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters)		 XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 41 feeding and other relationships of Xylaria (a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

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