Ustilago bullata Berk.
(a grass smut)

Interactions where Ustilago bullata 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 parasitises live spikelet Foreign POACEAE grasses, couch Poales 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 bullata/Ustilago bullataa grass smutsorus Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchlivespikelet
sorus sorus parasitises live spikelet UK/Ireland Bromus a genus of bromes 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 bullata/Ustilago bullataa grass smutsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus/Bromusa genus of bromeslivespikelet
sorus sorus parasitises live spikelet Bromus hordeaceus Soft-brome Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago bullata/Ustilago bullataa grass smutsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus hordeaceus/Bromus hordeaceussoft-bromelivespikelet
sorus sorus parasitises live spikelet Minor Bromus secalinus Rye Brome Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago bullata/Ustilago bullataa grass smutsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus secalinus/Bromus secalinusrye bromelivespikeletMinor
sorus sorus parasitises live spikelet Bromus sterilis Barren Brome Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago bullata/Ustilago bullataa grass smutsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/Bromus sterilisbarren bromelivespikelet

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

Ustilago bullata (a grass smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUstilago bullata (a grass smut)
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 bullata (a grass smut)

Ustilago bullata (a grass smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1984 Further studies on the basidium of Ustilago TBMS Vol 83 (2): 251-256.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ustilago bullata (a grass smut):

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