Hypocrea placentula Grove
(an ascomycete fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hypocrea placentula (an ascomycete fungus)
Genus	Hypocrea (a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
Family	HYPOCREACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hypocrea placentula is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
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
	Spooner, B.M. & Williams, M.A.J.	1990	Hypocrea placentula and its Trichoderma anamorph.	Mycologist Vol 04 (2): 66-69.

Hypocrea placentula (an ascomycete fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypocrea
(a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

HYPOCREACEAE
(a family of pyrenomycetes)

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hypocrea placentula (an ascomycete fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hypocrea placentula (an ascomycete fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hypocrea placentula is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)