Melanochaeta aotearoae (S. Hughes) E. Müll., Harr & Sulmont
(an ascomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete)
Family	CHAETOSPHAERIACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	CHAETOSPHAERIALES (an order of fungi)
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)

Melanochaeta aotearoae 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
	Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P.	1951	British marsh and fen fungi. I	TBMS Vol 34 (2): 147-169.

Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CHAETOSPHAERIACEAE
(a family of pyrenomycetes)

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 Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 21 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanochaeta aotearoae (an ascomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Melanochaeta aotearoae is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)