Overview
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Taxonomy
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The Subphylum Ustilaginomycotina is a member of the Phylum Basidiomycota. Here is the complete "parentage" of Ustilaginomycotina:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Fungi
T.l. Jahn & F.f. Jahn, 1949 Ex R.t. Moore, 1980
- Subkingdom: Dikarya
D.s. Hibbett Et Al., in D.s. Hibbett Et Al., 2007
- Phylum: Basidiomycota
H.c. Bold, 1957 Ex R.t. Moore, 1980 - Basidiomycetes
- Subphylum: Ustilaginomycotina R. Bauer Et Al., 2006
- Phylum: Basidiomycota
H.c. Bold, 1957 Ex R.t. Moore, 1980 - Basidiomycetes
- Subkingdom: Dikarya
D.s. Hibbett Et Al., in D.s. Hibbett Et Al., 2007
- Kingdom: Fungi
T.l. Jahn & F.f. Jahn, 1949 Ex R.t. Moore, 1980
The Subphylum Ustilaginomycotina is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Class (2): Exobasidiomycetes · Ustilaginomycetes
Classes
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Exobasidiomycetes
Ustilaginomycetes
Ustilaginomycetes is the class of true smut fungi. They are plant parasites with about 1400 recognised species in 70 genera. [more]
At least 4,229 species and subspecies belong to the Class Ustilaginomycetes.
More info about the Class Ustilaginomycetes may be found here.
Sources
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