Bovista Pers.
(bovists, balloon fungi)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBovista (bovists, balloon fungi)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns 255pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi)
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