Aleurodiscus aurantius (Pers.) J. Schröt.
(Briar Disco)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Aleurodiscus aurantius (Briar Disco)
Genus	Aleurodiscus (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
Family	STEREACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Aleurodiscus aurantius is also a member of:
Corticioid fungi - whitewash fungi (via Stereaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Wakefield, E.M.	1952	New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales)	TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Aleurodiscus aurantius (Briar Disco) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Aleurodiscus
(a genus of basidiomycete fungi)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Corticioid fungi
(whitewash fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aleurodiscus aurantius (Briar Disco)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aleurodiscus aurantius (Briar Disco)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Aleurodiscus aurantius is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)