Entyloma aspidii (Bres.) Höhn.
(a smut (but doubtfully so!))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Entyloma aspidii (a smut (but doubtfully so!))
Genus	Entyloma (a genus of imperfect smut fungi)
Family	ENTYLOMATACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
Order	ENTYLOMATALES (an order of smut fungi)
Subclass	EXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Entyloma aspidii is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M.	1946	New or interesting British fungi	TBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.

Entyloma aspidii (a smut (but doubtfully so!) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

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 Entyloma aspidii (a smut (but doubtfully so!)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Entyloma aspidii (a smut (but doubtfully so!)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Entyloma aspidii is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)