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Smut Fungus

Fungi

Smuts are multicellular fungi defined by the large numbers of teliospores they produce, taking their common name from a Germanic word for dirt because of their dark, thick-walled, dust-like spores. Most described smuts belong to one of two orders, Ustilaginales or Tilletiales, within the class Ustilaginomycetes, which together account for seven of the fifteen orders in that subphylum. Smuts are grouped with the other basidiomycete fungi on the basis of shared features of sexual reproduction.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Smuts are named from a Germanic word for dirt because of their dark, thick walled, dust-like teliospores. 1
Scientific Name
Ustilaginales and Tilletiales 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Basidiomycota, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
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Denmark

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Norway

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Sweden

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Smut (fungus)
  • Classification section
    Most described smuts belong to two orders, Ustilaginales and Tilletiales.
  • Overview section
    The smuts get their name from a Germanic word for 'dirt' because of their dark, thick-walled, and dust-like teliospores.
  • multicellular land fungi
  • Section: Hosts
    Smuts are cereal and crop pathogens that most notably affect members of the grass family (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae).
  • Article text
    Smuts are cereal and crop pathogens that most notably affect members of the grass family (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae).
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2. Wikipedia: Smut (fungus)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smut_(fungus)
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smut_(fungus)
"multicellular fungi characterized by their large numbers of teliospores"; article describes them in present tense with no indication of extinction (is-extant)
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: BasidiomycotaView the Source
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