Scolecobasidium salinum (G.K. Sutherl.) M.B. Ellis
(a marine anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus)
Species	Paradendryphiella salina (a fungus)
Family	PLEOSPORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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)

Scolecobasidium salinum 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
	Wilson, I.M. & Knoyle, J.M.	1961	Three species of Didymosphaeria on marine algae: D. danica (Berlese) comb. nov., D. pelvetiana Suth. and D. fucicola Suth.	TBMS Vol 44 (1): 55-71.

Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

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 Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Scolecobasidium salinum (a marine anamorphic fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Scolecobasidium salinum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)