Lirula macrospora (R. Hartig) Darker
(an ascomycete fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lirula macrospora (an ascomycete fungus)
Family	RHYTISMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	RHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Lirula macrospora 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
	Minter, D.	1990	First Steps: Little Black Spots	Mycologist Vol 4(1): 38-39.

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

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

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 Lirula macrospora (an ascomycete fungus)

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

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Lirula macrospora is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)