Urocystis alopecuri

Urocystis alopecuri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Urocystidales
Family: Urocystidiaceae
Genus: Urocystis
Species:
U. alopecuri
Binomial name
Urocystis alopecuri
A.B.Frank, (1880)
Synonyms
  • Tuburcinia alopecuri (A.B. Frank) Liro, Ann. Univ., fenn. Aboënsis, Ser. A 1(no. 1): 24 (1922)
  • Tuburcinia occulta var. alopecuri (A.B. Frank) Cif., Quad. Ist. Bot. Univ. Pavia 27: 317 (1963)

Urocystis alopecuri is a fungal plant pathogen in the family Urocystidiaceae. Known as 'Foxtail Smut'.

It is found on Alopecurus species; such as Alopecurus aequalis, Alopecurus arundinaceus, Alopecurus geniculatus, Alopecurus myosuroides and Alopecurus pratensis in Europe.

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