Anthracoidea caricis (Pers.) Bref.
(a smut fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthracoidea caricis (a smut fungus)
GenusAnthracoidea (a genus of sedge ovary smut fungi)
FamilyANTHRACOIDEACEAE (a family of sedge ovary 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mordue, J.E.M. 1988 Anthracoidea caricis I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1241.

Anthracoidea caricis (a smut fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthracoidea caricis (a smut fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anthracoidea caricis (a smut fungus)
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