Hesperomyces virescens Thaxt.
(a laboulbeniomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHesperomyces virescens (a laboulbeniomycete)
FamilyLABOULBENIACEAE (a family of laboulbeniomycetes)
OrderLABOULBENIALES (laboulbeniomycetes)
SubclassLABOULBENIOMYCETIDAE (laboulbeniomycetes)
ClassLABOULBENIOMYCETES (laboulbeniomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Christian, E. 2001 The coccinellid parasite Hesperomyces virescens and further species of the order Laboulbeniales (Ascomycotina) new to Austria Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien Vol 103B: 599-603.
Haelewaters, D. et al 2012 New records of Laboulbeniales (Fungi, Ascomycota) for The Netherlands Entomologische Berichten 72(3): 175-183.
Haelewaters, D., Comont, R.F., Zhao, S.Y. & Pfister, D.H. 2014 Hesperomyces virescens (Fungi, Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) attacking Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in its native range Cin. Sci. Bull. Vol 59 (5-6): 528-532.
Haelewaters, D., van Wielink, P., van Zuijlen, J.W., Verbeken, A. & De Kesel, A. 2012 New records of Laboulbeniales (Fungi, Ascomycota) for The Netherlands Entomologische Berichten Vol 72 (3): 175-183.

Hesperomyces virescens (a laboulbeniomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hesperomyces virescens (a laboulbeniomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hesperomyces virescens (a laboulbeniomycete)
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