Melanconis alni Tul.
(a pyrenomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melanconis alni (a pyrenomycete)
Genus	Melanconis (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
Family	MELANCONIDACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	DIAPORTHALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
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)

Melanconis alni 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
	Robinson, K.	2010	Alder Carr Fungi - Microfungi on Alder	Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 23-24.

Melanconis alni (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Melanconis alni (a pyrenomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanconis alni (a pyrenomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Melanconis alni is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)