Microbotryum flosculorum (DC.) Vánky
(a microbotryan smut)

Interactions where Microbotryum flosculorum 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
(embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live anther UK/Ireland Knautia arvensis Field Scabious Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae 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
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum flosculorum/Microbotryum flosculoruma microbotryan smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Knautia arvensis/Knautia arvensisfield scabiousliveanther
(embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live anther UK/Ireland Succisa pratensis Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum flosculorum/Microbotryum flosculoruma microbotryan smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Succisa pratensis/Succisa pratensisdevil's-bit, devil's-bit scabiousliveanther

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
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut)
GenusMicrobotryum (anther and capitulum smuts)
FamilyMICROBOTRYACEAE (a family of microbotryan smuts)
OrderMICROBOTRYALES (microbotryan smuts)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Mordue, J.E.M. 1985 Ustilospore ornamentation in smuts on Dipsacaceae TBMS Vol 85 (2): 380-384.

Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Microbotryum flosculorum (a microbotryan smut)
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