Urocystis ranunculi (Lib.) Moesz
(a smut fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus)
GenusUrocystis (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyUROCYSTIDACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderUROCYSTIDALES (an order of fungi)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus) :
1: Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus)
3 Aug 2009 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
smut pustules on leaves and petioles of Creeping Buttercup
Image 1: Infected leaves - white backgroundImage 2: Infected plants - in situImage 3: Infected plants - in situ - close-upImage 4: Infected plant - white backgroundImage 5: Infected plant - white background (2)Image 6: Infected plant - white background (3)Image 7: Lesion (large) on petiole - ripe - close-up - highly magnifiedImage 8: Lesion on top of leaf - close-up - highly magnifiedImage 9: Lesions (small) on petiole - ripe - close-up - highly magnifiedImage 10: Lesions on petiole - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Lesions on petiole - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Lesions on underside of leaf - ripe - close-up - highly magnifiedImage 13: Lesions on underside of leaf - ripening - close-up - highly magnifiedImage 14: Lesions on underside of leaf - ripening - close-up - highly magnified (2)Image 15: Lesions - ripening - underside of leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Lesions - ripening - underside of leaf - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 17: Lesions - ripe - underside of leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 18: Lesions - top of leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 19: Lesions - top of leaf - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 20: Ustilospores - magnifiedImage 21: Ustilospores - magnified (2)Image 22: Ustilospores - magnified (3)Image 23: Ustilospores - magnified (4)Image 24: Ustilospores - magnified (5)Image 25: Ustilospores - magnified (6)Image 26: Ustilospores - highly magnifiedImage 27: Ustilospores - highly magnified (2)Image 28: Ustilospores - highly magnified (3)Image 29: Ustilospores - microscope low magnificationImage 30: Ustilospores - microscope low magnification (2)

Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus)

Widespread.

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