Author | Vánky, K. |
Year | 2012 |
Title | Smut Fungi of the World |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the World species known at the time |
Source | 1458pp, American Phytopathological Society |
Illustrations | Photomicrographs and line drawings |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Includes keys to genera and species, and host plant lists. |
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | The convention used in the line drawings whereby the infection is always showed in black can be misleading in those species (eg *Melanustilospora ari*) where the infection is not dark coloured. The site of infection is not always obvious in the whole plant sketches, especially where the smut is confined to the floral parts. |
Examine | Compound Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Microscopic examination of spores generally required. |
Identification difficulty | Usually straightforward if the host plant is known, very difficult otherwise. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
---|---|---|---|---|
For identification | Current | MICROBOTRYALES | microbotryan smuts | Fungi |
For identification | Current | USTILAGINOMYCOTINA | a subphylum of fungi | Fungi |
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