Melanospora pegleri D. Hawksw. & A. Henrici
(a pyrenomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melanospora pegleri (a pyrenomycete)
Genus	Melanospora (a genus of ascomycete fungi)
Family	CERATOSTOMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	MELANOSPORALES (an order of fungi)
Subclass	HYPOCREOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
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)

Melanospora pegleri 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
	Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M.	1999	Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles	Kew Bulletin Vol 54 (3): 795-799.

Melanospora pegleri (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 Melanospora pegleri (a pyrenomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanospora pegleri (a pyrenomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Melanospora pegleri is also a member of:

Identification Works

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