Cryptodiscus cladoniicola (D. Hawksw. & R. Sant.) Pino-Bodas, Zhurb. & S. Stenroos
(a lichenicolous fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cryptodiscus cladoniicola (a lichenicolous fungus)
Genus	Cryptodiscus (a genus of discomycetes)
Family	STICTIDACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	OSTROPALES (an order of lichens and ascomycetes)
Subclass	OSTROPOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
Class	LECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cryptodiscus cladoniicola 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
	Hawksworth, D.L.	2004	Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity	British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 192-199.

Cryptodiscus cladoniicola (a lichenicolous fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Cryptodiscus
(a genus of discomycetes)

STICTIDACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

OSTROPALES
(an order of lichens and ascomycetes)

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 Cryptodiscus cladoniicola (a lichenicolous fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cryptodiscus cladoniicola (a lichenicolous fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cryptodiscus cladoniicola is also a member of:

Identification Works

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