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USTILAGINALES G. Winter, 1880 (an order of smut fungi)

Subtaxa

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Family ANTHRACOIDEACEAE Denchev, 1997 (a family of sedge ovary smut fungi) 14          
Genus Anthracoidea Bref., 1895 (a genus of sedge ovary smut fungi) 14 1 3 2 2 19
Family CINTRACTIACEAE Vánky, 2000 (a family of smut fungi) 2          
Genus Ustanciosporium (a genus of smut fungi) 2       2 2
Family FARYSIACEAE Vánky, 2001 (a family of smut fungi) 1          
Species Farysia thuemenii (A.A. Fisch. Waldh.) Nannf., 1959 (a smut fungus)   2 4 9   3
Family GLOMOSPORIACEAE Cif., 1963 (a family of smut fungi) 4          
Genus Thecaphora Fingerh., 1836 (a genus of seed smut fungi) 4 21 2 21 1 18
Family MELANOPSICHIACEAE Vánky, 2001 (a family of smut fungi) 1          
Species Melanopsichium nepalense (Liro) Zundel, 1953 (a smut fungus)           2
Family USTILAGINACEAE Tul. & C. Tul., 1847 (a family of smut fungi) 23          
Genus Schizonella J. Schröt., 1877 (a genus of sedge smut fungi) 2       1 4
Species Sporisorium destruens (Schltdl.) Vánky, 1985 (Millet Smut)           1
Species Sporisorium sorghi Link, 1825 (Sorghum Smut)           1
Genus Ustilago (Pers.) Roussel, 1806 (a genus of smut fungi) 19 5 12 8 7 86

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Ainsworth, G.C. & Sampson, K., 1950 (Now superceded by Mordue and Ainsworth, 1984, which added 16 spp to the 1950 list.) The British Smut Fungi (Ustilaginales )
Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984 Ustilaginales of the British Isles

USTILAGINALES may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
USTILAGINOMYCETES
(ustilaginomycetes)
USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with USTILAGINALES:

Ustilaginales may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

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