Ustanciosporium gigantosporum (Liro) M. Piepenbr.
(White Beak-sedge Smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ustanciosporium gigantosporum (White Beak-sedge Smut)
Genus	Ustanciosporium (a genus of smut fungi)
Family	ANTHRACOIDEACEAE (a family of sedge ovary smut fungi)
Order	USTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
Subclass	USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Ustanciosporium gigantosporum is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W.	2006	Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi	Mycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Ustanciosporium gigantosporum (White Beak-sedge Smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINALES
(an order of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of smut fungi)

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ustanciosporium gigantosporum (White Beak-sedge Smut)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ustanciosporium gigantosporum (White Beak-sedge Smut)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ustanciosporium gigantosporum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)