Coniophora puteana (Schumach.) P. Karst.
(Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus)
Genus	Coniophora (Bot.) (a genus of resupinate boletes)
Family	CONIOPHORACEAE (a family of resupinate boletes)
Order	BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Coniophora puteana is also a member of:
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Legon, N.W.	2006	Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida	Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 183-184.

Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

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 Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot, Cellar Fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Coniophora puteana is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)