Cunningham, G.H. 1945: Keys to the genera and species of New Zealand smut fungi. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 75(3): 340-346.

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Organism

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Associated organism

Anthracoidea carphae (Speg.) Vánky 1979

has host

Carpha alpina R.Br.

Anthracoidea heterospora (B. Lindeb.) Kukkonen 1963

has host

Carex coriacea Hamlin

Anthracoidea schoenus (G. Cunn.) Vánky 1979

has host

Schoenus pauciflorus (Hook.f.) Hook.f.

Anthracoidea sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) Kukkonen 1963

has host

Uncinia banksii Boott

Entyloma australe Speg. 1880

has host

Physalis peruviana L.

Entyloma calendulae (Oudem.) de Bary 1874

has host

Calendula officinalis L.

Entyloma dahliae Syd. & P. Syd. 1912

has host

Dahlia

Farysia butleri (Syd. & P. Syd.) Syd. & P. Syd. 1919

has host

Carex virgata Boott

Farysia catenata (F. Ludw.) Syd. 1937

has host

Carex dissita Boott

Farysia nigra (G. Cunn.) G. Cunn. 1926

has host

Carex dipsacea Berggr.

Farysia thuemenii (A.A. Fisch. Waldh.) Nannf. 1959

has host

Carex dipsacea Berggr.

Farysporium endotrichum (Berk.) Vánky 1999

has host

Gahnia pauciflora Kirk

Moreaua kochiana (Gäum.) Vánky 2000

has host

Schoenus carsei Cheeseman

Moreaua littoralis (G. Cunn.) Vánky 2000

has host

Baumea huttonii (Kirk) S.T.Blake

Sorosporium neillii G. Cunn. 1924

has host

Isolepis nodosa (Rottb.) R.Br.

Sorosporium solidum (Berk.) McAlpine 1910

has host

Schoenus carsei Cheeseman

Sphacelotheca hydropiperis sensu auct. NZ

has host

Polygonum persicaria L.

Sporisorium destruens (Schltdl.) Vánky 1985

has host

Panicum miliaceum L.

Sporisorium reilianum (J.G. Kühn) Langdon & Full. 1978

has host

Zea mays L.

Tilletia anthoxanthi A. Blytt 1896

has host

Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

Tilletia bromi (Brockm.) Brockm. 1864

has host

Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray

Tilletia caries (DC.) Tul. & C. Tul. 1847

has host

Triticum aestivum L.

Tilletia holci (Westend.) J. Schröt. 1877

has host

Holcus lanatus L.

Tilletia inolens McAlpine 1896

has host

Deyeuxia quadriseta (Labill.) Benth.

Tilletia laevis J.G. Kühn 1873

has host

Triticum aestivum L.

Tilletia sphaerococca (Wallr.) A.A. Fisch. Waldh. 1867

has host

Agrostis capillaris L.

Urocystis agropyri (Preuss) A.A. Fisch. Waldh. 1867

has host

Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub

Urocystis magica Pass. 1875

has host

Allium cepa L.

Urocystis novae-zelandiae (G. Cunn.) Zundel 1953

has host

Anemone tenuicaulis (Cheeseman) Parkin & Sledge

Urocystis ranunculi (Lib.) Moesz 1950

has host

Ranunculus insignis Hook.f.

Ustilago agropyri McAlpine 1896

has host

Rytidosperma

Ustilago avenae (Pers.) Rostr. 1890

has host

Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl subsp. elatius

Ustilago bromivora (Tul. & C. Tul.) A.A. Fisch. Waldh. 1867

has host

Bromus hordeaceus L.

Ustilago bullata Berk. 1855

has host

Elymus rectisetus (Nees) A.Löve & Connor

Ustilago comburens F. Ludw. 1893

has host

Rytidosperma buchananii (Hook.f.) Connor & Edgar

Ustilago hordei (Pers.) Lagerh. 1889

has host

Avena sativa L.

Ustilago hypodytes (Schltdl.) Fr. 1832

has host

Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski

Ustilago nuda (J.L. Jensen) Kellerm. & Swingle 1890

has host

Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare

Ustilago spinificis F. Ludw. 1893

has host

Spinifex sericeus R.Br.

Ustilago striiformis (Westend.) Niessl 1876

has host

Dactylis glomerata L.

Ustilago tritici (Pers.) Rostr. 1890

has host

Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare

Identification keys

Smut fungi – genera and species

Spores single not in balls.

Spores aggregated into balls

Fascicles of hyphae traversing the sori

Farysia

Fascicles not present.

Sori pulverulent at maturity.

Sori compact, remaining firm and persistent.

Sori exposed, naked or covered but temporarily by plant tissue.

Sori permanently embedded in plant tissues usually in leaves

Entyloma

4’’

Sori exposed but enclosed within a persistent fungous membrane.

Sphacelotheca

Probasidia usually with lateral conidia

Ustilago

5’

Probasidia usually with terminal conidia

Tilletia

Central columella of plant tissue present in the sorus

Cintractia

6’

Central columella absent

Tilletia

Sori compact at maturity

Tolyposporium

7’

Sori pulverulent at maturity.

Spore balls with sterile peripheral cells

Urocystis

8’

Spore balls without sterile cells

Sorosporium

Ustilago species

Sori confined to inflorescences

Sori in leaves and inflorescences; on Anxothanxum and Danthonia

U. agropyri

1’’

Sori confined to leaves on Dactylis and Holcus

U. striaeformis

sori confined to internodes on Agropyron

U. hypodytes

Spores smooth.

Spores finely verruculose.

2’’

Spores prominently verrucose

Spores 2-3 um, on .Danthonia

U. comburens

3’

Spores greater than 7 um. sori on Avena sativa

U. kolleri

Sori on Hordeum vulgare

U. hordei

Sori completely destroying inflorescenses on Hordeum and Triticum vulgare

U. trictici

Sori only partly destroying spikelets on -Arrhenatherum and Avena

U. avenae

Sori on Asperella

U. asperellae

Sori on Agropyron and Bromus.

U. bullata

Farysia species

in ovaries; on Carex.

sori on peduncles; on Ghania

F. endothricha

Spore wall 1 um thick; spores frequently oblong

F. olivacea

Spore wall 2-3 um thick.

Spores commonly subglobose endospore inevident

F. merrillii

spores commonly broadly elliptical, endospore conspicuous.

Fascicles abundant. olivaceous

F. nigra

Fascicles scanty, yellowish

F. pseudocyperi

Cintractia species

Spores large, 16-27 um

Spores small 3-5 um; on Spinifex

C. spinificis

Spores smooth; on Schoenus

C. schoenus

Spores finely verruculose

Spores sepia, coloured; on Carpha

C. waiouru

Spore, chestnut or bay brown.

Sori on Carex; spores 16-27 um long

C. caricis

Sori on Uncinia spores 16-22 um long

C. sclerotiformis

Entyloma species

On Physalis; epispore 2 um thick

E. australe

On Calendula ; epispore 3 um thick

E. calendulae

1’’

On Dahlia; epispore 0.75 um thick

E. dahliae

Tilletia species

Spores smooth; on Triticum

T. foetens

Spores reticulated.

1’’

Spores covered with irregular tubercules enclosed in a hyaline sheath; on Deyeuxia

T. inolens

Spores to 26 um diameter

2’

Spores to 32 um diameter

Spores pallid brown, reticulations to 1 um tall on Triticum

T. caries

3’

Spores fuscous brown, reticulations 2 um tall on Vulpia

T. fusca

Reticulations to 4.5 um tall; on Holcus

T. holci

4’

Reticulations to 3 um tall

Sori on Agrostis

T. decipiens

5’

Sori on Anthoxanthum

T. anthoxanthi

Sorosporium species

Balls composed of 15-50 spores

Balls composed of 2-6 spores; on Scirpus

S. neillii

spores smooth on Schoenus

S. solidum

Spores verruculose; on Zea mays

S. reilianum

Urocystis species

Spore balls of 1-3 spores enclosed by numerous sterile cells.

spore balls of 1-5 spores enclosed by numerous sterile cells; on Ranunculus

U. anemones

1’’

Spore balls of 20-30 spores enclosed by several scattered cells on Ranunculus

U. novae-zelandiae

Sori on Allium

U. cepulae

2’

Sori on Festuca

U. agropyri

Cited scientific names

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