The smut fungi (Ustilaginomycetes) on Triodia, including Ustilago lituana sp. nov. from Australia

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doi:10.1071/AP06021

The smut fungi (Ustilaginomycetes) on Triodia, including Ustilago lituana sp. nov. from Australia

R. G. Shivas ^A ^D, K. Vánky ^B, J. H. Cunnington ^C

^A Plant Pathology Herbarium, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Qld 4068, Australia.
^B Herbarium Ustilaginales Vánky, Gabriel-Biel-Str. 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.
^C Department of Primary Industries, Research and Development Division, Knoxfield, Private Bag 15, Ferntree Gully Delivery Centre, Vic. 3156, Australia.
^D Corresponding author. Email: roger.shivas@dpi.qld.gov.au





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Australasian Plant Pathology 35(3) 363–365 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AP06021
Submitted: 18 October 2005 Accepted: 14 December 2005 Published online: 16 May 2006

Abstract

A new smut fungus, Ustilago lituana, is described and illustrated on the grass Triodia epactia from Western Australia. It is compared with the three known smut fungi on Triodia and a key for identifying these species is given.