Ustilago tritici (Bjerk.) Rostr.
(Loose Smut (Of Wheat and Barley), Loose Smut Of Barley)

Interactions where Ustilago tritici 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 Hordeum barleys Poales: Poaceae 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/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago tritici/Ustilago triticiloose smut (of wheat and barley), loose smut of barleyembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum/Hordeumbarleysliveovary
sorus (exposed) exposed sorus infects and damages live spikelet Hordeum vulgare sens. lat. Six-rowed Barley Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago tritici/Ustilago triticiloose smut (of wheat and barley), loose smut of barleyexposedsorus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum vulgare sens. lat./Hordeum vulgare sens. lat.six-rowed barleylivespikelet
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live ovary UK/Ireland Triticum wheats 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago tritici/Ustilago triticiloose smut (of wheat and barley), loose smut of barleyembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Triticum/Triticumwheatsliveovary (6-8)

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

Ustilago tritici (Loose Smut (Of Wheat and Barley), Loose Smut Of Barley) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ustilago tritici (Loose Smut (Of Wheat and Barley), Loose Smut Of Barley) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUstilago tritici (Loose Smut (Of Wheat and Barley), Loose Smut Of Barley)
GenusUstilago (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyUSTILAGINACEAE (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 Ustilago tritici (Loose Smut (Of Wheat and Barley), Loose Smut Of Barley)

Ustilago tritici (Loose Smut (Of Wheat and Barley), Loose Smut Of Barley) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Malik, M.M.S. & Batts, C.C.V. 1960 The infection of Barley by Loose Smut (Ustilago nuda (Jens.) Rostr.) TBMS Vol 43 (1): 117-125.
Malik, M.M.S. & Batts, C.C.V. 1960 The development of Loose Smut (Ustilago nuda) in the Barley plant, with observations on spore formation in nature and in culture TBMS Vol 43 (1): 126-131.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ustilago tritici (Loose Smut (Of Wheat and Barley), Loose Smut Of Barley):

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