Taphrina johansonii Sadeb.
(Aspen Tongue)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTaphrina johansonii (Aspen Tongue)
GenusTaphrina (tongue fungi)
FamilyTAPHRINACEAE (tongue fungi)
OrderTAPHRINALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassTAPHRINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassTAPHRINOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumTAPHRINOMYCOTINA (pneumocystid fungi)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cosgrove, P. et al 2005 Aspen - Britain’s missing link with the boreal forest British Wildlife Vol 17, No 2: 107-115.
Emmett, E. & V. 2002 Taphrina johansonii. Growing on catkins of aspen, Populus tremula Vol 3 (1) Page: Front cover

Taphrina johansonii (Aspen Tongue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Taphrina johansonii (Aspen Tongue)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Taphrina johansonii (Aspen Tongue)
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