Cristinia coprophila (Wakef.) Hjortstam
(a basidiomycete fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus)
Genus	Cristinia (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
Family	STEPHANOSPORACEAE (a family of false truffles)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
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)

Cristinia coprophila is also a member of:
Gasteromycetes - puffballs, earthstars, earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc. (via Stephanosporaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Wakefield, E.M.	1914	Notes on British Thelephoraceae	TBMS Vol 05: 474-481.

Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Cristinia
(a genus of basidiomycete fungi)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cristinia coprophila (a basidiomycete fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cristinia coprophila is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)