From Wikipedia - Reading time: 5 min
| Urocystis occulta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Urocystidales |
| Family: | Urocystidiaceae |
| Genus: | Urocystis |
| Species: | U. occulta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Urocystis occulta | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
List
| |
Urocystis occulta is a smut fungus which attacks the leaves and stalks of rye (Secale cereale).
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]