Tephromela atra var atra (Huds.) Hafellner
(Black Shields)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Variety	Tephromela atra var atra (Black Shields)
Species	Tephromela atra
Genus	Tephromela (a genus of lichens)
Family	MYCOBLASTACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	LECANORALES (an order of lichens)
Subclass	LECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
Class	LECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Tephromela atra var atra is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Lecanoromycetidae)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Tephromela atra var atra (Black Shields) :
1: Tephromela atra var atra (Black Shields)
10 Jul 1974	OSGR: SE05	53° 60’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64)	England
on sandstone priory

Tephromela atra var atra (Black Shields) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tephromela atra var atra (Black Shields)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tephromela atra var atra (Black Shields)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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