Xylaria oxyacanthae Tul. & C. Tul.
(Haw Candlesnuff)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff)
GenusXylaria (a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2016 Xylaria cinerea and X. crozonensis: two distinctive additions to the British mycota Field Mycology Vol 17 (1): 7-11.
Kujawa, A. & Karasinski, D. 2007 Xylaria oxyacanthae Tul. et C. Tul., a new species for Poland Acta Mycologica Vol 42 (1): 75-78 + 2 plates.

Xylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xylaria oxyacanthae (Haw Candlesnuff)

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