Ustilago (Pers.) Roussel
(a genus of smut fungi)

Subtaxon	Rank	No of images	No of ID refs
Ustilago avenae Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass	Species	11 images
Ustilago corcontica Purple Small-reed Stripe Smut	Species		1 ident. refs
Ustilago echinata Reed Canary-grass Smut	Species		3 ident. refs
Ustilago filiformis a grass smut	Species	14 images	1 ident. refs
Ustilago heufleri a smut fungus	Species		1 ident. refs
Ustilago hordei Covered Smut Of Barley & Oats, Barley Covered Smut	Species		1 ident. refs
Ustilago maydis Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut	Species	5 images	2 ident. refs
Ustilago scorzonerae	Species		1 ident. refs
Ustilago scrobiculata a grass smut	Species		1 ident. refs

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Ustilago (a genus of smut fungi)
Family	USTILAGINACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
Order	USTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
Subclass	USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Ustilago is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Waller, J.M. & Mordue, J.E.M.	1983	Ustilago hordei	CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria No.749.
	Waller, J.M. & Mordue, J.E.M.	1983	Ustilago violacea	CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria No. 750.

Ustilago (a genus of smut fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINALES
(an order of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ustilago (a genus of smut fungi)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 65 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ustilago (a genus of smut fungi)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ustilago is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)