Ustilaginomycetes

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Ustilaginomycetes
Huitlacoche
Huitlacoche
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Ustilaginomycotina
Class: Ustilaginomycetes
R. Bauer, Oberw. & Vánky[1]
Orders

Urocystales
Ustilaginales

Ustilaginomycetes is the class of true smut fungi. They are plant parasites with about 1400 recognised species in 70 genera.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bauer, R., et al. (1997). "Ultrastructural markers and systematics in smut fungi and allied taxa.". Can. J. Bot. 75: 1273–1314. 
  2. ^ Definition and description from Tree of Life Web.org.
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