Melanotaenium endogenum (Unger) de Bary
(Bedstraw Smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Melanotaenium endogenum (Bedstraw Smut)
Genus	Melanotaenium (a genus of smut fungi)
Family	MELANOTAENIACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
Order	USTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
Subclass	USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Melanotaenium endogenum is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Mordue, J.E.M.	1991	Melanotaenium endogenum	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1094.

Melanotaenium endogenum (Bedstraw Smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINALES
(an order of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

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 Melanotaenium endogenum (Bedstraw Smut)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanotaenium endogenum (Bedstraw Smut)

Rare

VU/D2

Rarely recorded in recent years but apparently widespread, at least formerly. Many records were coastal or sand dunes.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Melanotaenium endogenum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)