Tilletia sphaerococca A.A. Fisch. Waldh.
(Agrostis Bunt, Agrostis Smut)

Interactions where Tilletia sphaerococca 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 (internal) internal sorus infects and damages ovary UK/Ireland Agrostis canina s.l. velvet bent Poales: Poaceae 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Tilletiales/Tilletiaceae/Tilletia sphaerococca/Tilletia sphaerococcaagrostis bunt, agrostis smutinternalsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis canina s.l./Agrostis canina s.l.velvet bentovary (9-10)
sorus (internal) internal sorus infects and damages ovary UK/Ireland Agrostis capillaris Common Bent Poales: Poaceae 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Tilletiales/Tilletiaceae/Tilletia sphaerococca/Tilletia sphaerococcaagrostis bunt, agrostis smutinternalsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis capillaris/Agrostis capillariscommon bentovary (9-10)
sorus (internal) internal sorus infects and damages ovary UK/Ireland Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Poales: Poaceae 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Tilletiales/Tilletiaceae/Tilletia sphaerococca/Tilletia sphaerococcaagrostis bunt, agrostis smutinternalsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis stolonifera/Agrostis stoloniferacreeping bentovary (9-10)

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

Tilletia sphaerococca (Agrostis Bunt, Agrostis Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tilletia sphaerococca (Agrostis Bunt, Agrostis Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTilletia sphaerococca (Agrostis Bunt, Agrostis Smut)
GenusTilletia (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyTILLETIACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
OrderTILLETIALES (an order of smut fungi)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
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 Tilletia sphaerococca (Agrostis Bunt, Agrostis Smut)

Tilletia sphaerococca (Agrostis Bunt, Agrostis Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tilletia sphaerococca (Agrostis Bunt, Agrostis Smut):

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