Dennisiella babingtonii (Berk.) Bat. & Cif.
(a sooty mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould)
FamilyCOCCODINIACEAE (a family of sooty moulds)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould) :
1: Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould)
21 May 2010 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
epiphyllous, on living Rhododendron leaf
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Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Ellis, M.B. 1952 Capnodium footii and Strigula babingtonii TBMS Vol 35 (3): 196-200.

Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dennisiella babingtonii (a sooty mould)
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