Urocystis primulae (Rostr.) Vánky
(Primrose Smut)

Interactions where Urocystis primulae 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
conidia		conidia may be found in live corolla tube			Primula veris	Cowslip	Ericales: Primulaceae	Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis primulae/	Urocystis primulae	primrose smut				conidia	Plant / resting place / within		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula veris/	Primula veris	cowslip		live	corolla tube		Minor		(3)
conidial anamorph		conidial anamorph parasitises live ovary			Primula veris	Cowslip	Ericales: Primulaceae	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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis primulae/	Urocystis primulae	primrose smut				conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula veris/	Primula veris	cowslip		live	ovary		Minor		(3)
conidial anamorph		conidial anamorph parasitises live ovary			Primula veris	Cowslip	Ericales: Primulaceae	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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis primulae/	Urocystis primulae	primrose smut				conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula veris/	Primula veris	cowslip		live	ovary		Minor		(3)
sorus (embedded)		embedded sorus parasitises live ovary			Primula veris	Cowslip	Ericales: Primulaceae	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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis primulae/	Urocystis primulae	primrose smut		embedded		sorus	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula veris/	Primula veris	cowslip		live	ovary		Minor		(7-9)
conidia		conidia may be found in live corolla tube			Primula vulgaris	Primrose	Ericales: Primulaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis primulae/	Urocystis primulae	primrose smut				conidia	Plant / resting place / within		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula vulgaris/	Primula vulgaris	primrose		live	corolla tube		Major		(3)
conidial anamorph		conidial anamorph parasitises live anther			Primula vulgaris	Primrose	Ericales: Primulaceae	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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis primulae/	Urocystis primulae	primrose smut				conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula vulgaris/	Primula vulgaris	primrose		live	anther		Major		(3)
conidial anamorph		conidial anamorph parasitises live ovary			Primula vulgaris	Primrose	Ericales: Primulaceae	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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis primulae/	Urocystis primulae	primrose smut				conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula vulgaris/	Primula vulgaris	primrose		live	ovary		Major		(3)
sorus (embedded)		embedded sorus parasitises live ovary			Primula vulgaris	Primrose	Ericales: Primulaceae	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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis primulae/	Urocystis primulae	primrose smut		embedded		sorus	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula vulgaris/	Primula vulgaris	primrose		live	ovary		Major		(7-9)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006	Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi	Mycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Urocystis primulae (Primrose Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Urocystis primulae (Primrose Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Urocystis primulae (Primrose Smut)
Genus	Urocystis (a genus of smut fungi)
Family	UROCYSTIDACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	UROCYSTIDALES (an order of fungi)
Class	USTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
Subphylum	USTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Urocystis primulae is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urocystis primulae (Primrose Smut)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W.	2006	Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi	Mycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Urocystis primulae (Primrose Smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Urocystis primulae (Primrose Smut):

USTILAGINOMYCETES
(smut fungi and relatives)

USTILAGINOMYCOTINA
(a subphylum of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Widespread but rarely collected; last recorded in 1987.

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