Megalocystidium luridum (Bres.) Jülich
(a white-wash fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus)
Family	STEREACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Megalocystidium luridum is also a member of:
Corticioid fungi - whitewash fungi (via Stereaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
()	Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L.	1975	The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 3 Coronicium - Hyphoderma	Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 3, Fungiflora

Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Corticioid fungi
(whitewash fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Megalocystidium luridum (a white-wash fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Megalocystidium luridum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)