Ustilago avenae (Pers.) Rostr.
(Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUstilago avenae (Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass)
GenusUstilago (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyUSTILAGINACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
OrderUSTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
SubclassUSTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut 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 Ustilago avenae (Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass) :
1: Ustilago avenae (Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass)
20 Jun 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in spikelets of Oat Grass
Image 1: Infected inflorescence - dark backgroundImage 2: Infected inflorescence - pale backgroundImage 3: Infected inflorescence - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Infected inflorescence - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Infected inflorescence - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 6: Infected spikelet - close-up - magnifiedImage 7: Ustilospores - magnifiedImage 8: Ustilospores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Ustilospores - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Ustilospores - highly magnified (3)Image 11: Ustilospores - highly magnified (4)

Ustilago avenae (Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ustilago avenae (Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ustilago avenae (Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass)
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