Fibrodontia gossypina Parmasto
(a resupinate fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Fibrodontia gossypina (a resupinate fungus)
Genus	Fibrodontia (a genus of resupinate fungi)
Family	SCHIZOPORACEAE (a family of bracket and resupinate fungi)
Order	HYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Fibrodontia gossypina is also a member of:
Corticioid fungi - whitewash fungi (via Schizoporaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
()	Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L.	1981	The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 6 Phlebia - Sarcodontia	Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 6, Fungiflora
	Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.	1994	Profiles of Fungi No. 60: Fibrodontia gossypina Parmasto	Mycologist Vol 08 (2): 60.

Fibrodontia gossypina (a resupinate fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

SCHIZOPORACEAE
(a family of bracket and resupinate fungi)

HYMENOCHAETALES
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Corticioid fungi
(whitewash fungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fibrodontia gossypina (a resupinate fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Fibrodontia gossypina (a resupinate fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Fibrodontia gossypina is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)