Gyromitra leucoxantha (Bres.) Harmaja
(Fishtail Cup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha (Fishtail Cup)
Genus	Gyromitra (false morels)
Family	DISCINACEAE (a family of discomycetes, truffles and false morels)
Order	PEZIZALES (cup fungus)
Subclass	PEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
Class	PEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Gyromitra leucoxantha 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
	Dennis, R.W.G.	1971	New or Interesting British Microfungi	Kew Bulletin 25 (2): 335-374.

Gyromitra leucoxantha (Fishtail Cup) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

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 Gyromitra leucoxantha (Fishtail Cup)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gyromitra leucoxantha (Fishtail Cup)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Gyromitra leucoxantha is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)