Ustilaginomycetes
class of fungi
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annotated classification
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Class Ustilaginomycetes Parasitic (dikaryotic phase) and saprotrophic (haploid phase); includes smut fungi; contains 3 orders. Order Urocystales Parasitic on plants such as arrowhead, causing blister smut, and wheat, causing flag smut; mycelia may form dense clusters in leaves and leaf stalks (petioles);
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