Farysia thuemenii (A.A. Fisch. Waldh.) Nannf.
(Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)

Interactions where Farysia thuemenii 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 ("hairy", brown) "hairy", brown sorus parasitises live inflorescence UK/Ireland Carex acutiformisQuestionable Lesser 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/Farysiaceae/Farysia thuemenii/Farysia thuemeniisedge flower smut fungus"hairy", brownsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex acutiformis/Carex acutiformislesser pond-sedge?liveinflorescence
sorus ("hairy", brown) "hairy", brown sorus parasitises live catkin 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/Farysiaceae/Farysia thuemenii/Farysia thuemeniisedge flower smut fungus"hairy", brownsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex riparia/Carex ripariagreat pond-sedge, greater pond-sedgelivecatkin
sorus ("hairy", brown) "hairy", brown sorus infects and damages live floral pedicel UK/Ireland Carex riparia Great Pond-sedge, Greater Pond-sedge Poales: Cyperaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
European Smut Fungi, Vánky, K., 1994
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Farysiaceae/Farysia thuemenii/Farysia thuemeniisedge flower smut fungus"hairy", brownsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex riparia/Carex ripariagreat pond-sedge, greater pond-sedgelivefloral pedicel (6-7)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Vánky, K., 1994European Smut Fungi570pp, Gustav Fischer Verlag

Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFarysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)
FamilyFARYSIACEAE (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 Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)

Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1987 Germination of teliospores in certain smuts TBMS Vol 88 (3): 355-363.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 29 images of Farysia thuemenii (Sedge Flower Smut Fungus)

The brown sori appear hairy from projecting filamentous "elaters".

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