Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (Tubeuf) M. Monod
(Giant Leaf Blotch Of Sycamore - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (Giant Leaf Blotch Of Sycamore - causative organism)
Family	GNOMONIACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	DIAPORTHALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
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)

Pleuroceras pseudoplatani 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
	Forest Research	2014	Path News Issue 28: Spring 2014

Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (Giant Leaf Blotch Of Sycamore - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

GNOMONIACEAE
(a family of fungi)

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 Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (Giant Leaf Blotch Of Sycamore - causative organism)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (Giant Leaf Blotch Of Sycamore - causative organism)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Pleuroceras pseudoplatani is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)