Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) M.E. Barr
(Chestnut Blight - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryphonectria parasitica (Chestnut Blight - causative organism)
FamilyCRYPHONECTRIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderDIAPORTHALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon 2012 Chestnut Blight (Cryphonectria parasitica)
Forest Research 2012 Path News Issue 24: Spring 2012
Forestry Commission England 2016 Pest and diseases symptoms panels .
Forestry Commission Sweet chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) www.forestry.gov.uk/chestnutblight

Cryphonectria parasitica (Chestnut Blight - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cryphonectria parasitica (Chestnut Blight - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cryphonectria parasitica (Chestnut Blight - causative organism)
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