Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk
(Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Thanatephorus cucumeris (Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism)
Genus	Thanatephorus (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
Family	CERATOBASIDIACEAE (a family of resupinate fungi)
Order	CANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
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)

Thanatephorus cucumeris is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cantharellales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P.	2006	Black scurf of Potato	Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 130-132.
	Fox, R.T.V.	2006	Rhizoctonia stem and stolon canker of potato	Mycologist 20: 116-177.
	Fox, R.T.V.	1999	Fungal foes in your garden no 42: Wire-stem	Fungal Foes in Your Garden Mycologist Vol 13 (3): 136.
()	Hjortstam, K., Larsson, K-H., Ryvarden, L. & Eriksson, J.	1988	The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 8 Phlebiella, Thanatephorus - Ypsilonidium	Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 8, Fungiflora

Thanatephorus cucumeris (Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CANTHARELLALES
(chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thanatephorus cucumeris (Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 21 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thanatephorus cucumeris (Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Thanatephorus cucumeris is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)