Tracya hydrocharidis Lagerh.
(Frogbit Smut)

Interactions where Tracya hydrocharidis 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 causes spots on live leaf UK/Ireland Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Frogbit Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae 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
European Smut Fungi, Vánky, K., 1994
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Doassansiales/Doassansiaceae/Tracya hydrocharidis/Tracya hydrocharidisfrogbit smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Hydrocharitaceae/Hydrocharis morsus-ranae/Hydrocharis morsus-ranaefrogbitliveleaf
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus causes spots on live petiole UK/Ireland Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Frogbit Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae 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
European Smut Fungi, Vánky, K., 1994
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Doassansiales/Doassansiaceae/Tracya hydrocharidis/Tracya hydrocharidisfrogbit smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Hydrocharitaceae/Hydrocharis morsus-ranae/Hydrocharis morsus-ranaefrogbitlivepetiole

Author & YearTitleSource
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.
Vánky, K., 1994European Smut Fungi570pp, Gustav Fischer Verlag

Tracya hydrocharidis (Frogbit Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tracya hydrocharidis (Frogbit Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTracya hydrocharidis (Frogbit Smut)
FamilyDOASSANSIACEAE (a family of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants)
OrderDOASSANSIALES (an order of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants)
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 Tracya hydrocharidis (Frogbit 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.

Tracya hydrocharidis (Frogbit 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 Tracya hydrocharidis (Frogbit Smut):

CR/B

Only two records, Northern Ireland (Fermanagh) in 1948 and Runnymede, Surrey in 1937 (refound 2005). The host is generally inaccessible and the smut is easily overlooked, especially when poorly developed as it is in British material.

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