Microbotryum flosculorum (DC.) Vánky
(a microbotryan smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut)
GenusMicrobotryum (anther and capitulum smuts)
FamilyMICROBOTRYACEAE (a family of microbotryan smuts)
OrderMICROBOTRYALES (microbotryan smuts)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut) :
1: Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut)
17 Jul 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on anthers of Field Scabious
Image 1: Infected anthers - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Infected anthers - highly enlargedImage 3: Infected anthers - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Infected anthers - highly enlarged (3)Image 5: Infected anthers - highly enlarged (4)Image 6: Infected capitulumImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 11: Spores - highly magnified (4)Image 12: Spores - highly magnified (5)Image 13: Spores - highly magnified (6)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mordue, J.E.M. 1985 Ustilospore ornamentation in smuts on Dipsacaceae TBMS Vol 85 (2): 380-384.

Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut)
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