Ustilago filiformis (Schrank) Rostr.
(a grass smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUstilago filiformis (a grass smut)
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 filiformis (a grass smut) :
1: Ustilago filiformis (a grass smut)
9 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on leaves of Reed Sweet-grass, in ditch
Image 1: Infected leaves - in situImage 2: Infected plants - in situ - in ditchImage 3: Infected plants - in situ - in ditch (2)
2: Ustilago filiformis (a grass smut)
25 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on leaves of Reed Sweetgrass
Image 1: Infection - extreme close-upImage 2: Infection - extreme close-up (2)Image 3: Infection - extreme close-up (3)Image 4: Leaf - infection - close-upImage 5: Leaf - infection - close-up (2)Image 6: Leaves showing infection stripesImage 7: Leaves showing infection stripes - close-upImage 8: Leaves showing infection stripes - close-up (2)Image 9: Ustilospores - magnifiedImage 10: Ustilospores - highly magnifiedImage 11: Ustilospores - highly magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mordue, J.E.M. 1991 Ustilago longissima I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1099.

Ustilago filiformis (a grass smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ustilago filiformis (a grass smut)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ustilago filiformis (a grass smut)
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