Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Details

Name scientific

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee in Cooke, Grevillea 17 8 (1888)

Preferred name

Anthracoidea sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) Kukkonen 1963

Taxonomy reference

Vánky, K.; McKenzie, E.H.C. 2002: Smut fungi of New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. 2. Fungal Diversity Press.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Cooke & Massee

Authors

Cooke & Massee

Publication place

Cooke, M.C. 1888: Australasian fungi. Grevillea 17(81): 7-8.

Year published

1888

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Type locality

NZ holotype

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Ustilago sclerotiformis

Typification

Absorbing the ovaries of Uncinia caespitosa. Taheraite, New Zealand (Kirk. 321) isotypes K(M), WSP 34956, BPI 166288, NY 12557

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Ustilaginomycetes

Order

Ustilaginales

Family

Ustilaginaceae

Genus

Ustilago

Species

sclerotiformis

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Uncinia leptostachya Raoul

Cooke, M.C. (1888)

has host

Uncinia caespitosa Boott

Cooke, M.C. (1892)

Descriptions

Cooke, M.C. 1888: Australasian fungi. Grevillea 17(81): 7-8.

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Collections Examined

Absorbing the ovaries of Uncinia caespitosa. Taheraite, New Zealand (Kirk. 321).

Description

Black, compact, obovate, large (2 mm. diam), never becoming powdery,. spores subglobose, dark umber (16-18 µ diam.). Epispore granulose.

Notes

Somewhat resembling U. marmorata, B., but that species has spores distinctly verrucose, in the type specimens, although included by F. de Waldheim with the smooth-spored species.

Johnston, P.R. 2010: Kew Type Specimens - images and notes from P.R. Johnston, 2010.

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Notes

[Notes from Kew Type specimen, PRJ 2010] Kew images.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee (1888)

Cooke, M.C. (1888)

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee (1888)

Cooke, M.C. (1892)

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Johnston, P.R. (2010)

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee 1888

Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee (1888)

Vánky, K.; McKenzie, E.H.C. (2002)

Anthracoidea sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) Kukkonen 1963

Global name resources

Index Fungorum - Ustilago sclerotiformis

MycoBank - Ustilago sclerotiformis Cooke & Massee

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Absorbing the ovaries of Uncinia caespitosa. Taheraite, New Zealand (Kirk. 321) isotypes K(M), WSP 34956, BPI 166288, NY 12557

Metadata

Record id

1cb1b6e6-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Fungi

Date last updated

29 August 2002

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