Ascobolus rhytidosporus Brumm.
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ascobolus rhytidosporus (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 rhytidosporus 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
	Clark, M.C.	1984	Recording discomycetes in Worcestershire	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 18 (2): 121-125.

Ascobolus rhytidosporus (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 rhytidosporus (a discomycete)

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

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ascobolus rhytidosporus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)