Tilletia anthoxanthi A. Blytt
(Sweet Vernal Smut)

Interactions where Tilletia anthoxanthi 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 (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live ovary UK/Ireland Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass Poales: Poaceae 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
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Tilletiales/Tilletiaceae/Tilletia anthoxanthi/Tilletia anthoxanthisweet vernal smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassliveovary

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
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Tilletia anthoxanthi (Sweet Vernal Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tilletia anthoxanthi (Sweet Vernal Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTilletia anthoxanthi (Sweet Vernal Smut)
GenusTilletia (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyTILLETIACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
OrderTILLETIALES (an order of smut fungi)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
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 Tilletia anthoxanthi (Sweet Vernal Smut)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W. 2006 Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi Mycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Tilletia anthoxanthi (Sweet Vernal Smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tilletia anthoxanthi (Sweet Vernal Smut):

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