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Ustilago maydis - Corn smut galls on an ear of corn - Click to enlarge!

Corn smut galls on an ear of corn; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Germany; 8/2011 © Julia Roeser

Ustilago maydis - Developing corn smut galls - Click to enlarge!

Developing corn smut galls; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Germany; 8/2011 © Julia Roeser

Ustilago maydis - Cob at tasseling stage with corn smut galls - Click to enlarge!

Cob at tasseling stage with corn smut galls; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Germany; 8/2011 © Julia Roeser

Ustilago maydis - Corn smut galls - Click to enlarge!

Corn smut galls; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Germany; 8/2011 © Julia Roeser

Ustilago maydis - Mature spores being released from the tumor - Click to enlarge!

Mature spores being released from the tumor; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Germany; 8/2011 © Julia Roeser

Dataset

Identifier: 2312
Date of entry: 24.10.2014
Last update: 10.01.2020

Common name

English: Corn smut

German: Maisbeulenbrand

Portuguese: Carvão-do-milho

Classification

Kingdom: Fungi (35)

  Phylum: Ustilaginomycotina (1)

    Class: Ustilaginomycetesu (1)

      Order: Ustilaginales (1)

        Family: Ustilaginaceae (1)

          Genus: Ustilago (1)

            Epithet: maydis (DC.) Corda (1)

maydis => of or upon maize

Characteristics

Climate: temperate, sub-tropical

External links

Check for Ustilago maydis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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