Microbotryales

order of fungi

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The Microbotryales is an order of fungi within the class Microbotryomycetes, which itself is part of the subphylum Pucciniomycotina. These fungi are known to be pathogenic to plants, with some species also being mycoparasitic. A key characteristic of the Microbotryales is the presence of violet-colored teliospores. Examples of genera within this order include Microbotryum and Ustilentyloma.1

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Order Microbotryales Pathogenic in plants (some cause smut); violet teliospores; example genera include Microbotryum and Ustilentyloma. Order Leucosporidiales Mycoparasitic; mycelia lack clamp connections; septate basidia; example genera include Leucosporidiella, Leucosporidium
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Order Microbotryales Pathogenic in plants (some cause smut); violet teliospores; example genera include Microbotryum and Ustilentyloma. Order Leucosporidiales Mycoparasitic; mycelia lack clamp connections; septate basidia; example genera include Leucosporidiella, Leucosporidium
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