Polycephalomyces tomentosus (Schrad.) Seifert
(an ascomycete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete)
FamilyOPHIOCORDYCIPITACEAE (a family of entomopathogenic fungi)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Seifert, K.A. 1985 A Monograph of Stilbella and some allied Hyphomycetes Stud. Mycol. No 27: 1-230.

Polycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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