Stephanospora caroticolor (Berk.) Pat.
(Carroty False Truffle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Stephanospora caroticolor (Carroty False Truffle)
Family	STEPHANOSPORACEAE (a family of false truffles)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Stephanospora caroticolor is also a member of:
Gasteromycetes - puffballs, earthstars, earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc. (via Stephanosporaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Stephenson, C.R.	2009	Thirty Years of Mycology - a pictorial journey	Field Mycology Vol 10 (3): 90-93.

Stephanospora caroticolor (Carroty False Truffle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stephanospora caroticolor (Carroty False Truffle)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Stephanospora caroticolor (Carroty False Truffle)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Stephanospora caroticolor is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)