Melastiza contorta (Massee & Crossl.) Spooner & Y.J. Yao
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melastiza contorta (a discomycete)
Genus	Melastiza (a genus of discomycetes)
Family	PYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
Order	PEZIZALES (cup fungus)
Subclass	PEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
Class	PEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

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

Records of Melastiza contorta (a discomycete) :
1: Melastiza contorta (a discomycete)
17 Jan 2017	OSGR: SZ29	50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W	Vice County: South Hants (VC 11)	England
c. 15 fruitbodies on ground among Scots Pine litter under pine, oak, Beech

Melastiza contorta (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

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 Melastiza contorta (a discomycete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melastiza contorta (a discomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Melastiza contorta is also a member of:

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