Ustilago hordei (Pers.) Lagerh.
(Covered Smut Of Barley & Oats, Barley Covered Smut)

Interactions where Ustilago hordei 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 (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live spikelet Foreign POACEAE grasses, couch Poales 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/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago hordei/Ustilago hordeicovered smut of barley & oats, barley covered smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchlivespikelet
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live spikelet Avena oats Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago hordei/Ustilago hordeicovered smut of barley & oats, barley covered smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Avena/Avenaoatslivespikelet
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live spikelet UK/Ireland Hordeum vulgare sens. lat. Six-rowed Barley 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/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago hordei/Ustilago hordeicovered smut of barley & oats, barley covered smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum vulgare sens. lat./Hordeum vulgare sens. lat.six-rowed barleylivespikelet

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

Ustilago hordei (Covered Smut Of Barley & Oats, Barley Covered Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ustilago hordei (Covered Smut Of Barley & Oats, Barley Covered Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUstilago hordei (Covered Smut Of Barley & Oats, Barley Covered Smut)
GenusUstilago (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyUSTILAGINACEAE (a family of 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 Ustilago hordei (Covered Smut Of Barley & Oats, Barley Covered Smut)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Waller, J.M. & Mordue, J.E.M. 1983 Ustilago hordei CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria No.749.
Waller, J.M. & Mordue, J.E.M. 1983 Ustilago hordei CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria No.749.

Ustilago hordei (Covered Smut Of Barley & Oats, Barley Covered Smut) may also 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 Ustilago hordei (Covered Smut Of Barley & Oats, Barley Covered Smut):

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