Entyloma ossifragi Rostr.
(Bog Asphodel Smut)

Interactions where Entyloma ossifragi 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 (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Narthecium ossifragum Bog Asphodel Dioscoreales: Nartheciaceae 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/Exobasidiomycetes/Georgefischeriales/Gjaerumiaceae/Entyloma ossifragi/Entyloma ossifragibog asphodel smutimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dioscoreales/Nartheciaceae/Narthecium ossifragum/Narthecium ossifragumbog asphodelliveleaf

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

Entyloma ossifragi (Bog Asphodel Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Entyloma ossifragi (Bog Asphodel Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesEntyloma ossifragi (Bog Asphodel Smut)
SpeciesGjaerumia ossifragi
GenusGjaerumia
FamilyGJAERUMIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderGEORGEFISCHERIALES (an order of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassEXOBASIDIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
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 Entyloma ossifragi (Bog Asphodel Smut)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bauer, R., Lutz, M. & Oberwinkler, F. 2005 Gjaerumia, a new genus in the Georgefischeriales (Ustilaginomycetes) Mycol. Res. Vol 109 (11): 1250-1258.

Entyloma ossifragi (Bog Asphodel 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 Entyloma ossifragi (Bog Asphodel Smut):

Rare

EX 1954

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