Ustilaginomycetes
| Ustilaginomycetes | |
|---|---|
 ![]()  | |
| Huitlacoche | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi | 
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota | 
| Subphylum: | Ustilaginomycotina | 
| Class: |  Ustilaginomycetes R. Bauer, Oberw. & Vánky[1]  | 
| Orders | |
| 
 Urocystales  | |
Ustilaginomycetes is the class of true smut fungi. They are plant parasites with about 1400 recognised species in 70 genera.[2]
References
- ↑ Bauer R, Oberwinkler F, Vanky K. (1997). "Ultrastructural markers and systematics in smut fungi and allied taxa". Canadian Journal of Botany 75 (8): 1273–1314. doi:10.1139/b97-842.
 - ↑ "Definition and description from Tree of Life Web.org".
 
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