Urocystis eranthidis (Pass.) Ainsw. & Sampson
(Winter Aconite Smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut)
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 eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut) :
1: Urocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut)
29 Apr 2014 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
lesions on stems and leaves of Winter Aconite
Image 1: Infected leavesImage 2: Infected plantsImage 3: Infected stemsImage 4: Infected stems - white backgroundImage 5: Pustule - close-upImage 6: Lesions on leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Pustule - close-up - grey backgroundImage 8: Ustilospores - equatorial focus - magnifiedImage 9: Ustilospores - focus-stacked - magnifiedImage 10: Ustilospores - focus-stacked - magnified (2)Image 11: Ustilospores - focus-stacked - highly magnified

Urocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Urocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut)

Predominantly in eastern England, recent records are from Buckinghamshire and Huntingdonshire.

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