Helicodendron giganteum Glen Bott
(an aero-aquatic anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesHelicodendron giganteum (an aero-aquatic anamorphic fungus)
SpeciesMollisia gigantea (a fungus)
GenusMollisia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyDERMATEACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fisher, P.J. & Webster, J. 1983 The teleomorphs of Helicodendron giganteum and H. paradoxum TBMS Vol 81 (3): 656-659.
Glen-bott, J.I. 1951 Helicodendron giganteum n.sp. and other aerial-sporing hyphomycetes of submerged dead leaves TBMS Vol 34 (3): 275-279, IN4.

Helicodendron giganteum (an aero-aquatic anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Helicodendron giganteum (an aero-aquatic anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Helicodendron giganteum (an aero-aquatic anamorphic fungus)
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