Microbotryum majus (J. Schröt.) G. Deml & Oberw.
(Spanish Catchfly Anther Smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum majus (Spanish Catchfly Anther 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 majus (Spanish Catchfly Anther Smut) :
1: Microbotryum majus (Spanish Catchfly Anther Smut)
17 Jun 2012 OSGR: TL79 52° 30’ N, 0° 40’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
in anthers of Spanish Catchfly
Image 1: Infected host flowers - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Spores - magnifiedImage 3: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 4: Spores - highly magnified (2)

Microbotryum majus (Spanish Catchfly Anther Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum majus (Spanish Catchfly Anther Smut)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microbotryum majus (Spanish Catchfly Anther Smut)
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