Arthonia epiphyscia Nyl.
(a lichenicolous lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Arthonia epiphyscia (a lichenicolous lichen)
Genus	Arthonia (a genus of lichens)
Family	ARTHONIACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	ARTHONIALES (an order of lichens)
Subclass	ARTHONIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
Class	ARTHONIOMYCETES (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)

Arthonia epiphyscia is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Arthoniaceae)
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.	1975	Notes on British Lichenicolous Fungi, I	Kew Bulletin Vol 30 (1): 183-203.

Arthonia epiphyscia (a lichenicolous lichen) 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 Arthonia epiphyscia (a lichenicolous lichen)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arthonia epiphyscia (a lichenicolous lichen)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Arthonia epiphyscia is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)