Farysia thuemenii (A.A. Fisch. Waldh.) Nannf.
(Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFarysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)
FamilyFARYSIACEAE (a family of sedge ovary 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 Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus) :
1: Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)
8 Jun 2009 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
smutted catkins of Great Pond Sedge, with Anthracoidea subinclusa
Image 1: Doubly infected catkins - Farysia (brown, shaggy) and Anthracoidea (pale encrust - white backgroundImage 2: Smut sori - after spores are shed - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Smut sori - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Smut sori - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Smut sorus - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Ustilospore mass on elaters - magnifiedImage 7: Ustilospores - magnifiedImage 8: Ustilospores on elaters - magnifiedImage 9: Ustilospores on elaters - highly magnifiedImage 10: Ustilospores - profile view - highly magnifiedImage 11: Ustilospores - surface view - highly magnified
2: Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)
8 Jun 2009 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
on catkin of Great Pond Sedge
Image 1: Infected inflorescence - in situImage 2: Infected inflorescence - in situ (2)Image 3: Infected inflorescence - in situ (3)
3: Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)
3 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
smutted catkins of Great Pond Sedge
Image 1: Infection - close-upImage 2: Infection - close-up (2)Image 3: Infected catkinsImage 4: Infected catkins (2)Image 5: Infected utriclesImage 6: InfectionImage 7: Ustilospores and Image 8: Ustilospores and Image 9: Ustilospores and Image 10: Ustilospores and Image 11: Ustilospores and Image 12: Ustilospores - magnifiedImage 13: Ustilospores - magnified (2)Image 14: Ustilospores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Ustilospores - highly magnified (2)

Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)

The brown sori appear hairy from projecting filamentous "elaters".

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