Ustilago serpens (P. Karst.) B. Lindeb.
(a stripe smut of grasses)

Interactions where Ustilago serpens 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 (long, linear, erumpent) long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf UK/Ireland Leymus arenarius Lyme-grass Poales: Poaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago serpens/Ustilago serpensa stripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Leymus arenarius/Leymus arenariuslyme-grasslive, blisteredleaf
sorus (long, linear, erumpent) long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf UK/Ireland Bromopsis erecta Upright Brome Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago serpens/Ustilago serpensa stripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromopsis erecta/Bromopsis erectaupright bromelive, blisteredleaf
sorus (long, linear, erumpent) long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf UK/Ireland Calamagrostis canescens Purple Small-reed Poales: Poaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago serpens/Ustilago serpensa stripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Calamagrostis canescens/Calamagrostis canescenspurple small-reedlive, blisteredleaf
sorus (long, linear, erumpent) long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf UK/Ireland Elytrigia juncea Sand Couch Poales: Poaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago serpens/Ustilago serpensa stripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia juncea/Elytrigia junceasand couchlive, blisteredleaf
sorus (long, linear, erumpent) long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf Elytrigia juncea ssp boreoatlantica Sand Couch Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago serpens/Ustilago serpensa stripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia juncea subsp. boreoatlantica/Elytrigia juncea subsp. boreoatlanticasand couchlive, blisteredleaf
sorus (long, linear, erumpent) long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf Elytrigia repens Common Couch Poales: Poaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago serpens/Ustilago serpensa stripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia repens/Elytrigia repenscommon couchlive, blisteredleaf
sorus (long, linear, erumpent) long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf Elytrigia repens ssp repens Common Couch Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago serpens/Ustilago serpensa stripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia repens subsp. repens/Elytrigia repens subsp. repenscommon couchlive, blisteredleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

Ustilago serpens (a stripe smut of grasses) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ustilago serpens (a stripe smut of grasses) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUstilago serpens (a stripe smut of grasses)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ustilago serpens (a stripe smut of grasses)

Ustilago serpens (a stripe smut of grasses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Spooner, B.M. & Edwards, P.J. 1987 *** Stripe Smut, Ustilago serpens, on Phalaris arundinacea in Britain ***(Superseded) Mycologist Vol 01 (1): 25-26.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ustilago serpens (a stripe smut of grasses):

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