Urocystis alopecuri

Urocystis alopecuri
Scientific classification Edit this 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)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • 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'.[3]

It is found on Alopecurus species; such as Alopecurus aequalis, Alopecurus arundinaceus, Alopecurus geniculatus, Alopecurus myosuroides and Alopecurus pratensis in Europe.[4]

  1. ^ Körn., Hedwigia 16: 33 (1877)
  2. ^ "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Urocystis alopecuri : Foxtail Smut | NBN Atlas Scotland". scotland-species.nbnatlas.org. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Urocystis alopecuri – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 24 September 2023.