Ustilaginales
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Ustilaginales is an order of fungi within the class Ustilaginomycetes.
The order Ustinaginales is also known and classified as the "smut fungi"
[edit] Morphology
Has a thick-walled resting spore (teliospore), known as the "brand" (burn) spore or chlamydospore.
[edit] Economic Importance
Ustilaginales are serious plant pathogens, with only the dikaryotic stage being obligately parasitic.
[edit] References
- C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et. al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN: 0-471-52229-5
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