Sphaerophorus globosus (Huds.) Vain.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Sphaerophorus globosus (a lichen)
Genus	Sphaerophorus (a genus of lichens)
Family	SPHAEROPHORACEAE (a family of lichens)
Order	LECANORALES (an order of lichens)
Subclass	LECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
Class	LECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Sphaerophorus globosus is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Lecanoromycetidae)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Sphaerophorus globosus (a lichen) :
1: Sphaerophorus globosus (a lichen)
31 May 1975	OSGR: NZ80	54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W	Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62)	England
on rock

Sphaerophorus globosus (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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 Sphaerophorus globosus (a lichen)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sphaerophorus globosus (a lichen)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Sphaerophorus globosus is also a member of:

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