Urocystis occulta

Urocystis occulta is a smut fungus which attacks the leaves and stalks of rye (Secale cereale).

Urocystis occulta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Ustilaginomycetes
Order:
Ustilaginales
Family:
Tilletiaceae
Genus:
Urocystis
Species:
U. occulta
Binomial name
Urocystis occulta
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Erysiphe occulta Wallr. (1833)
    • Peripherostoma parallelum (Sowerby) Gray, (1821)
    • Polycystis occulta (Wallr.) Schltdl. (1852)
    • Polycystis parallela (Berk.) Fr. (1849)
    • Sphaeria parallela Sowerby
    • Tuburcinia occulta (Wallr.) Liro (1922)
    • Tuburcinia secalis Uljan.,(1939)
    • Uredo parallela (Sowerby) Berk. (1836)
    • Urocystis parallela (Berk.) A.A. Fisch. Waldh. (1870)
    • Ustilago occulta (Wallr.) Rabenh. ex Zundel,(1951)

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]

References
  1. (Wallr.) Rabenh., Klotzschii Herb. Viv. Mycol., Edn Nov, Ser. Sec., Cent. 4: no. 393 (1857)
  2. "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. "Urocystis occulta – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. Wallroth CFW. (1833). Flora Cryptogamica Germaniae. Vol. 2. p. 212.


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