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Ustilago bullata
Berk. 1855
Basidiomycota
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Norwich city TG2311

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3 records from 3 different sites
Years (# of records): 1941 (1) 1944 (1) 2024 (1)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Associations: Bromus hordeaceus; Bromus sterilis
Substrates: inflorescence; stalks
Finders: E.A. Ellis; James Emerson
Identifiers: E.A. Ellis; James Emerson
Confirmers: None
Comments: 'Spores slightly verrucose at high magnification, measurements 7.4x10.4 (mean 8.9um) x 9.3x11.8 (mean 10.3um). No sterile cells around the spores.'; 'University of Sheffield Mycological Herbarium No. 739'

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22/06/1941 Upper Hellesdon; TG21; Bromus sterilis; stalks; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis; "University of Sheffield Mycological Herbarium No. 739"; K-M000116485
22/06/1944 Unnamed Site; No Grid Ref; Bromus sterilis; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis; IMI32353
28/05/2024 Norwich city; TG230111; Bromus hordeaceus; inflorescence; James Emerson; James Emerson; "Spores slightly verrucose at high magnification, measurements 7.4x10.4 (mean 8.9um) x 9.3x11.8 (mean 10.3um). No sterile cells around the spores."; DNA barcoded; Genbank:PX788601
; Additional NotesGrass ID confirmed by Jo Parmenter. The ITS sequence matches well to both U. bullata and U. tritici but it is virtually impossible to resolve these two species using ITS sequences. However, U. tritici appears only to infect the leaves (not seeds) of its host which appear confined to barley, rye and wheat. In contrast, U. bullata infects the seeds of various species of grasses, most notably Bromus.

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