Melanotaenium jaapii Magnus
(a smut fungus)

Interactions where Melanotaenium jaapii 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 sorus causes swelling of live stem (underground) UK/Ireland Lamium album White Dead-nettle Lamiales: Lamiaceae 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/Melanotaeniaceae/Melanotaenium jaapii/Melanotaenium jaapiia smut fungussorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium album/Lamium albumwhite dead-nettlelivestem (underground) (2-6)
sorus sorus causes swelling of live root UK/Ireland Lamium album White Dead-nettle Lamiales: Lamiaceae 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/Melanotaeniaceae/Melanotaenium jaapii/Melanotaenium jaapiia smut fungussorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium album/Lamium albumwhite dead-nettleliveroot (2-6)

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

Melanotaenium jaapii (a smut fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melanotaenium jaapii (a smut fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanotaenium jaapii (a smut fungus)
GenusMelanotaenium (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyMELANOTAENIACEAE (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 Melanotaenium jaapii (a smut fungus)

Melanotaenium jaapii (a smut fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanotaenium jaapii (a smut fungus):

Rare

DD

Only a few records, most of them from Norfolk, but not seen recently.

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