Taphrina betulina Rostr.
(Birch Besom)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Taphrina betulina (Birch Besom)
Genus	Taphrina (tongue fungi)
Family	TAPHRINACEAE (tongue fungi)
Order	TAPHRINALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	TAPHRINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
Class	TAPHRINOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	TAPHRINOMYCOTINA (pneumocystid fungi)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

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

Records of Taphrina betulina (Birch Besom) :
1: Taphrina betulina (Birch Besom)
28 Feb 2016	OSGR: SU10	50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: South Hants (VC 11)	England
c. 30 Witch’s Brooms on two birch trees
$Image 1: Birch trees with Witch\'s Brooms$ $Image 2: Witch\'s Brooms - close-up of colony$ $Image 3: Witch\'s Brooms - close-up of colony (2)$ $Image 4: Witch\'s Brooms in birch trees$

Taphrina betulina (Birch Besom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

TAPHRINALES
(an order of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

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 Taphrina betulina (Birch Besom)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Taphrina betulina (Birch Besom)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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