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Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mycosarcoma is a genus of fungus including M. maydis, sometimes called Ustilago maydis, 'corn smut fungus'. This genus seems to be a result of recent genetic testing showing that a new taxon is needed to better organize these species, previously thought unrelated.[2] The six recognized species were in different genera originally until genetic testing showed their relations and a genus name was resurrected to split these species into a more fitting nomenclature.[3]
Mycosarcoma | |
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Mycosarcoma maydis diploid teliospores | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
Order: | Ustilaginales |
Family: | Ustilaginaceae |
Genus: | Mycosarcoma Brefeld, 1912[1] |
Type species | |
Mycosarcoma maydis Brefeld, 1912 | |
Species | |
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