Orphanomyces, a new genus of cypericolous smuts
An arctic–alpine Carex smut, described by Rostrup as Tilletia arctica and later assigned to Cintractia and Ustilago, has completely external sori and has no relationship to any of these genera. It is assigned to Orphanomyces gen. nov. (Ustilaginaceae). A second species, O. vankyi sp. nov., is descri...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Botany |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1974
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b74-045 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b74-045 |
| Summary: | An arctic–alpine Carex smut, described by Rostrup as Tilletia arctica and later assigned to Cintractia and Ustilago, has completely external sori and has no relationship to any of these genera. It is assigned to Orphanomyces gen. nov. (Ustilaginaceae). A second species, O. vankyi sp. nov., is described from the mountains of Transylvania on Carex acutiformis. |
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