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Urocystis

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Urocystis
Urocystis colchici on an onion seedling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Urocystidales
Family: Urocystidiaceae
Genus: Urocystis
Rabenh. ex Fuckel, 1870 [1]
Type species
Urocystis occulta
(Wallr.) A.A. Fisch. Waldh., 1867

Urocystis is a genus of smut fungi containing plant pathogens, which infect grass species and other plants.

Host species of Urocystis

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Species

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As accepted by Species Fungorum;[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fuckel, L. 1870. Symbolae mycologicae. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Rheinischen Pilze. Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. 23-24:1-459
  2. ^ Hettel, Gene; McNab, Alma (1996). Bunt and Smut Diseases of Wheat : Concepts and Methods of Disease Management. Mexico, D.F.: CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center). pp. vi + 66. ISBN 968-6923-37-3.
  3. ^ "Urocystis alopecuri – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Urocystis". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 24 September 2023.