Melanotaenium de Bary
(a genus of smut fungi)

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ID refs
Melanotaenium endogenum
Bedstraw Smut
Species 1 ident. refs
Melanotaenium hypogaeum
a smut fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMelanotaenium (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyMELANOTAENIACEAE (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)

Melanotaenium (a genus of smut fungi) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melanotaenium (a genus of smut fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melanotaenium (a genus of smut fungi)
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