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Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urocystis occulta is a smut fungus which attacks the leaves and stalks of rye (Secale cereale).
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
Order: | Urocystidales |
Family: | Urocystidiaceae |
Genus: | Urocystis |
Species: | U. occulta |
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Urocystis occulta | |
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It is found in Australia, Europe,[3] and North America. The fungus was first described by German botanist Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth under the name Erysiphe occulta in 1833,[4] before being renamed as Urocystis occulta in 1857 by German botanist and mycologist Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst.[1]
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