Discosphaerina fulvida (F.R. Sand.) Sivan.
(Stem Break and Browning Of Linseed, Polysporosis Of Flax - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Discosphaerina fulvida (Stem Break and Browning Of Linseed, Polysporosis Of Flax - causative organism)
Genus	Discosphaerina (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	HYPONECTRIACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	XYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Discosphaerina fulvida is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
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
	Sivanesan, A.		Discosphaerina fulvida	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 982.

Discosphaerina fulvida (Stem Break and Browning Of Linseed, Polysporosis Of Flax - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Discosphaerina fulvida (Stem Break and Browning Of Linseed, Polysporosis Of Flax - causative organism)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Discosphaerina fulvida (Stem Break and Browning Of Linseed, Polysporosis Of Flax - causative organism)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Discosphaerina fulvida is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)