Vankya ornithogali (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Ershad
(Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut)

Interactions where Vankya ornithogali 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 leaf UK/IrelandRestricted Gagea lutea Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Liliales: Liliaceae Vankya ornithogali, Douglas, B., 2015
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/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Vankya ornithogali/Vankya ornithogaliyellow star-of-Bethlehem smutsorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Gagea lutea/Gagea luteayellow star-of-BethlehemliveleafSole (4)
sorus sorus causes swelling of live pedicel UK/IrelandRestricted Gagea lutea Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Liliales: Liliaceae Vankya ornithogali, Douglas, B., 2015
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/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Vankya ornithogali/Vankya ornithogaliyellow star-of-Bethlehem smutsorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Gagea lutea/Gagea luteayellow star-of-BethlehemlivepedicelSole (4)

Author & YearTitleSource
Douglas, B., 2015Vankya ornithogalihttp://fungi.myspecies.info/content/lost-found-fungi-project
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

Vankya ornithogali (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Vankya ornithogali (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVankya ornithogali (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut)
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 Vankya ornithogali (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Douglas, B. 2015 Vankya ornithogali http://fungi.myspecies.info/content/lost-found-fungi-project

Vankya ornithogali (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem 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 Vankya ornithogali (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Vankya ornithogali (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut)

Rare

VU/D2

A few 20th century records from Yorkshire and more recently in Durham.

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