Ascobolus ciliatus Berk.
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ascobolus ciliatus (a discomycete)
Genus	Ascobolus (a genus of discomycete fungi)
Family	ASCOBOLACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
Order	PEZIZALES (cup fungus)
Subclass	PEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
Class	PEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Ascobolus ciliatus is also a member of:
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
	Ing, B.	1989	First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at dung fungi?	Mycologist Vol 03 (1): 33-34.

Ascobolus ciliatus (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Ascobolus
(a genus of discomycete fungi)

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ascobolus ciliatus (a discomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ascobolus ciliatus (a discomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ascobolus ciliatus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)