Ascobolus stercorarius (Bull.) J. Schröt.
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ascobolus stercorarius (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 stercorarius 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.)

Records of Ascobolus stercorarius (a discomycete) :
1: Ascobolus stercorarius (a discomycete)
23 Jan 1972	OSGR: SE65	53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W	England
on cow dung

Ascobolus stercorarius (a discomycete) may 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 stercorarius (a discomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ascobolus stercorarius (a discomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ascobolus stercorarius is also a member of:

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