Melanotaenium hypogaeum (Tul. & C. Tul.) Schellenb.
(a smut fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melanotaenium hypogaeum (a smut fungus)
Genus	Melanotaenium (a genus of smut fungi)
Family	MELANOTAENIACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
Order	USTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
Subclass	USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Melanotaenium hypogaeum is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Dennis, R.W.G.	1971	New or Interesting British Microfungi	Kew Bulletin 25 (2): 335-374.

Melanotaenium hypogaeum (a smut fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINALES
(an order of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

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 Melanotaenium hypogaeum (a smut fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanotaenium hypogaeum (a smut fungus)

Only two records, both old.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Melanotaenium hypogaeum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)