Abrothallus bertianus De Not.
(a lichenicolous ascomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Abrothallus bertianus (a lichenicolous ascomycete)
Genus	Abrothallus (a genus of lichens)
Family	ABROTHALLACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	ABROTHALLALES (an order of lichens)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

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

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Hawksworth, D.L. & Minter. D.W.	1980	New and interesting microfungi from the 1978 Exeter foray	TBMS Vol 74 (3): 567-577.

Abrothallus bertianus (a lichenicolous ascomycete) may also 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 Abrothallus bertianus (a lichenicolous ascomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Abrothallus bertianus (a lichenicolous ascomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Abrothallus bertianus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)