Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Pers.) R. Bauer & Oberw.
(Goatsbeard Smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard 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 tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut) :
1: Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut)
9 Jun 2003 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
in Goatsbeard capitula
Image 1: Infected plant - in situImage 2: Infected capitula - enlargedImage 3: Infected capitulum - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Infected capitulum - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 5: Infected capitulum - enlarged - pale background (3)Image 6: Infected capitulum - enlarged - pale background (4)Image 7: Ustilospores - magnifiedImage 8: Ustilospores - magnified (2)Image 9: Ustilospores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Ustilospores - highly magnified (2)Image 11: Ustilospores - highly magnified (3)Image 12: Ustilospores - highly magnified (4)Image 13: Ustilospores - highly magnified (5)Image 14: Ustilospores - highly magnified (6)Image 15: Ustilospores - highly magnified (7)Image 16: Ustilospores - highly magnified (8)Image 17: Ustilospores - profile focus - highly magnified

Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut)
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