Entorrhiza scirpicola (Correns) Sacc. & P. Syd.
(a smut fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEntorrhiza scirpicola (a smut fungus)
GenusEntorrhiza (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyENTORRHIZACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
OrderENTORRHIZALES (an order of smut fungi)
SubclassENTORRHIZOMYCETIDAE (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
Bauer R., Lutz, M., Piatek, M., Vanky, K. & Oberwinkler, F. 2007 Flamingomyces and Parvulago, new genera of marine smut fungi (Ustilaginomycotina) Mycol. Res. Vol 111 (10): 1199-1206.

Entorrhiza scirpicola (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 Entorrhiza scirpicola (a smut fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Entorrhiza scirpicola (a smut fungus)
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