Microthyrium fagi J.P. Ellis
(a fly speck fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Microthyrium fagi (a fly speck fungus)
Genus	Microthyrium (a genus of fly speck fungi)
Family	MICROTHYRIACEAE (a family of fly speck fungi)
Order	MICROTHYRIALES (an order of fly speck fungi)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (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)

Microthyrium fagi 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.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kirk, P.M. & Spooner, B.M.	1989	Ascomycetes on leaf litter of Laurus nobilis and Hedera helix	Mycol. Res. Vol 092 (3): 335-346.

Microthyrium fagi (a fly speck fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Microthyrium
(a genus of fly speck fungi)

MICROTHYRIACEAE
(a family of fly speck fungi)

MICROTHYRIALES
(an order of fly speck fungi)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

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 Microthyrium fagi (a fly speck fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microthyrium fagi (a fly speck fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Microthyrium fagi is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)