Urocystis agrostidis (Lavrov) Zundel
(a smut fungus)

Interactions where Urocystis agrostidis 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 parasitises live leaf Agrostis bent grasses Poales: Poaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis agrostidis/Urocystis agrostidisa smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis/Agrostisbent grassesliveleaf
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live culm Agrostis bent grasses Poales: Poaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis agrostidis/Urocystis agrostidisa smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis/Agrostisbent grassesliveculm
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Agrostis capillaris Common Bent Poales: Poaceae 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/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis agrostidis/Urocystis agrostidisa smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis capillaris/Agrostis capillariscommon bentliveleaf
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live culm UK/Ireland Agrostis capillaris Common Bent Poales: Poaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis agrostidis/Urocystis agrostidisa smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis capillaris/Agrostis capillariscommon bentliveculm
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Poales: Poaceae 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/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis agrostidis/Urocystis agrostidisa smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis stolonifera/Agrostis stoloniferacreeping bentliveleaf
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live culm UK/Ireland Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Poales: Poaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis agrostidis/Urocystis agrostidisa smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis stolonifera/Agrostis stoloniferacreeping bentliveculm

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.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrocystis agrostidis (a smut fungus)
GenusUrocystis (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyUROCYSTIDACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderUROCYSTIDALES (an order of 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 Urocystis agrostidis (a smut fungus)

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.

Urocystis agrostidis (a smut fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Two southern England records in the middle of the 19th century.

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