Chaenothecopsis caespitosa (W. Phillips) D. Hawksw.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Chaenothecopsis caespitosa (a lichen)
Genus	Chaenothecopsis (a genus of lichens)
Family	MYCOCALICIACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	MYCOCALICIALES (an order of lichens)
Subclass	MYCOCALICIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
Class	EUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Chaenothecopsis caespitosa is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Mycocaliciales)
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.	1980	Two little-known members of the Mycocaliciaceae on polypores	TBMS Vol 74 (3): 650-651.

Chaenothecopsis caespitosa (a 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 Chaenothecopsis caespitosa (a lichen)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chaenothecopsis caespitosa (a lichen)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Chaenothecopsis caespitosa is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)