Muellerella hospitans Stizenb.
(a lichenicolous lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Muellerella hospitans (a lichenicolous lichen)
Genus	Muellerella (a genus of lichens)
Family	VERRUCARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	VERRUCARIALES (an order of lichens)
Class	EUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Muellerella hospitans is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Verrucariales)
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.	1975	Notes on British Lichenicolous Fungi, I	Kew Bulletin Vol 30 (1): 183-203.

Muellerella hospitans (a lichenicolous lichen) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

VERRUCARIACEAE
(a family of lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Lichenes
(lichens)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Muellerella hospitans (a lichenicolous lichen)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Muellerella hospitans (a lichenicolous lichen)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Muellerella hospitans is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)