Microbotryum violaceum

Microbotryum violaceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Ustilaginomycetes
Subclass:	Ustilaginomycetidae
Order:	Ustilaginales
Family:	Ustilaginaceae
Genus:	Microbotryum
Species:	M. violaceum
Binomial name
Microbotryum violaceum (Pers.) G. Deml & Oberw., (1982)
Synonyms
Caeoma antherarum (DC.) Nees Microbotryum antherarum (DC.) Lév., (1847) Uredo antherarum DC., (1815) Uredo antherarum a silenes-nutantis DC., (1815) Uredo violacea Pers., (1797) Ustilago antherarum (DC.) Fr., (1832) Ustilago silenes-nutantis (DC.) Liro, (1924) Ustilago violacea (Pers.) Roussel, (1806)

Microbotryum violaceum, also known as the anther smut fungus, was formerly known as Ustilago violacea. It is a Basidiomycete obligate parasite of many Caryollaphyllaceae.

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database
• Genoscope