Anthracoidea subinclusa (Körn.) Bref.
(a sedge ovary smut fungus)

Interactions where Anthracoidea subinclusa is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sorus (membrane-bound, black) membrane-bound, black sorus parasitises live ovary UK/Ireland Carex lasiocarpaQuestionable Slender Sedge Poales: Cyperaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Anthracoidea subinclusa/Anthracoidea subinclusaa sedge ovary smut fungusmembrane-bound, blacksorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex lasiocarpa/Carex lasiocarpaslender sedge?liveovary
sorus (membrane-bound, black) membrane-bound, black sorus parasitises live ovary UK/Ireland Carex riparia Great Pond-sedge, Greater Pond-sedge Poales: Cyperaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Anthracoidea subinclusa/Anthracoidea subinclusaa sedge ovary smut fungusmembrane-bound, blacksorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex riparia/Carex ripariagreat pond-sedge, greater pond-sedgeliveovary
sorus (membrane-bound, black) membrane-bound, black sorus parasitises live ovary UK/Ireland Carex rostrata Bottle Sedge Poales: Cyperaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Anthracoidea subinclusa/Anthracoidea subinclusaa sedge ovary smut fungusmembrane-bound, blacksorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex rostrata/Carex rostratabottle sedgeliveovary

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Anthracoidea subinclusa (a sedge ovary smut fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anthracoidea subinclusa (a sedge ovary smut fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthracoidea subinclusa (a sedge ovary smut fungus)
GenusAnthracoidea (a genus of sedge ovary smut fungi)
FamilyANTHRACOIDEACEAE (a family of sedge ovary smut fungi)
OrderUSTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
SubclassUSTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthracoidea subinclusa (a sedge ovary smut fungus)

Anthracoidea subinclusa (a sedge ovary smut fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anthracoidea subinclusa (a sedge ovary smut fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 5 images of Anthracoidea subinclusa (a sedge ovary smut fungus)

Pale, smooth, membrane-covered sori crack open to reveal the black spore mass.

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