Urocystis
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Urocystis is a genus
of smut
fungi containing plant pathogens, which infect grass species and other plants.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of smut
Smut (fungus)
The smuts are multicellular fungi, that are characterized by their large numbers of teliospores. The smuts get their name from a Germanic word for dirt because of their dark, thick-walled and dust-like teliospores. They are mostly Ustilaginomycetes and can cause plant disease...
fungi containing plant pathogens, which infect grass species and other plants.
Species of Urocystis
- Urocystis agropyriUrocystis agropyriUrocystis agropyri is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
- Urocystis arxanensis infects ElymusElymusIn Greek and Roman mythology, Elymus was the mythical ancestor of the Elymians, natives of Sicily. Elymus was a Trojan, a natural son of Anchises and a brother of Eryx....
spp. - Urocystis brassicaeUrocystis brassicaeUrocystis brassicae is a plant pathogen. It is known to create root galls on Indian Mustard and other Brassica species.- External links :* * *...
infects BrassicaBrassicaBrassica is a genus of plants in the mustard family . The members of the genus may be collectively known either as cabbages, or as mustards...
spp - Urocystis occultaUrocystis occultaUrocystis occulta is a smut fungus which attacks the leaves and stalks of rye . It is found in Australia, Europe, and North America. The fungus was first described by German botanist Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth under the name Erysiphe occulta in 1833....
- Urocystis primulae
- Urocystis primulicola
- Urocystis tritici, Wheat flag smut, synonym of Urocystis agropyri
- Urocystis tranzscheliana infects Primula sieboldiiPrimula sieboldiiPrimula sieboldii is a species of primrose that is endemic to East Asia.-References:* * * * Belgique Hort. 23:97, t. 6. 1873* Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan.* Richards, J. 2003. Primula....
- Urocystis xilinhotensis infects BromusBromusBromus is a large genus of the grass family . Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species...
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