Microbotryum scabiosae (Sowerby) G. Deml & Prillinger
(Field Scabious Pale Smut)

Interactions where Microbotryum scabiosae is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 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 scabiosae/Microbotryum scabiosaefield scabious pale smutsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Knautia arvensis/Knautia arvensisfield scabiousliveanther (7-8)

Microbotryum scabiosae (Field Scabious Pale Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microbotryum scabiosae (Field Scabious Pale Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum scabiosae (Field Scabious Pale Smut)
GenusMicrobotryum (anther and capitulum smuts)
FamilyMICROBOTRYACEAE (a family of microbotryan smuts)
OrderMICROBOTRYALES (an order of microbotryan fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (pucciniomycete fungi)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum scabiosae (Field Scabious Pale Smut)

Identification Works

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

Microbotryum scabiosae (Field Scabious Pale 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 scabiosae (Field Scabious Pale Smut):

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