Dicellomyces scirpi Raitv.
(Wood Clubrush Smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDicellomyces scirpi (Wood Clubrush Smut)
FamilyBRACHYBASIDIACEAE (a family of ustilaginomycetes)
OrderEXOBASIDIALES (an order of ustilaginomycetes)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
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
Ingold, C.T. 1985 An extended view of the basidium Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (2): 127-129.
Ingold, C.T. 1985 Dicellomyces scirpi: its conidial stage and taxonomic position TBMS Vol 84 (3): 542-545.

Dicellomyces scirpi (Wood Clubrush Smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dicellomyces scirpi (Wood Clubrush Smut)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dicellomyces scirpi (Wood Clubrush Smut)

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