| Microbotryum violaceum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Subclass: | Ustilaginomycetidae |
| Order: | Ustilaginales |
| Family: | Ustilaginaceae |
| Genus: | Microbotryum |
| Species: | M. violaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Microbotryum violaceum (Pers.) G. Deml & Oberw., (1982) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Caeoma antherarum (DC.) Nees |
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Microbotryum violaceum, also known as the anther smut fungus, was formerly known as Ustilago violacea. It is a Basidiomycete obligate parasite of many Caryollaphyllaceae.