Ascodesmis porcina Seaver
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ascodesmis porcina (a discomycete)
Genus	Ascodesmis (a genus of discomycetes)
Family	ASCODESMIDACEAE (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)

Ascodesmis porcina 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
	Graddon, W.D., Watling, R., Gunnell, J. & Frost, L.C.	1960	British Records 43-57	TBMS Vol 43 (4).

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

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 Ascodesmis porcina (a discomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ascodesmis porcina (a discomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ascodesmis porcina is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)