Rhytisma Fr.
(tar-spot fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tar-spot, Tar-spot Fungus
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 		Species 92 images 4 ident. refs
Rhytisma andromedae
a tar-spot
Species 1 ident. refs
Rhytisma salicinum
Willow Tar-spot
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 		Species 10 images 1 ident. refs
Rhytisma umbonatum
a tar-spot
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusRhytisma (tar-spot fungi)
FamilyRHYTISMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderRHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Rhytisma (tar-spot fungi) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhytisma (tar-spot fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 25 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhytisma (tar-spot fungi)
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