Microbotryum dianthorum (Liro) H. Scholz & I. Scholz
(Carnation Anther Smut)

Interactions where Microbotryum dianthorum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live anther UK/Ireland Dianthus pinks Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum dianthorum/Microbotryum dianthorumcarnation anther smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus/Dianthuspinksliveanther
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live anther Foreign Petrorhagia saxifraga Tunic-flower Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Anther smuts of Caryophyllaceae: Molecular analyses reveal further new species, Lutz, M., Piatek, M., Kemler, M., Chlebicki, A. & Oberwinkler, F., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum dianthorum/Microbotryum dianthorumcarnation anther smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Petrorhagia saxifraga/Petrorhagia saxifragatunic-flowerliveanther

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Lutz, M., Piatek, M., Kemler, M., Chlebicki, A. & Oberwinkler, F., 2008Anther smuts of Caryophyllaceae: Molecular analyses reveal further new speciesMycol. Res. Vol 112 (11): 1280-1296.
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Microbotryum dianthorum (Carnation Anther Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microbotryum dianthorum (Carnation Anther Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum dianthorum (Carnation 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum dianthorum (Carnation Anther Smut)

Microbotryum dianthorum (Carnation Anther Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microbotryum dianthorum (Carnation Anther Smut):

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