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Mycosarcoma
Mycosarcoma is a genus of fungus including Mycosocarma maydis (sometimes called Ustilago maydis), or 'corn smut fungus'. Mycosarcoma was an old retired genus name that was resurrected in 2016, based on new genetic evidence, to better organize species that were previously thought unrelated. The six recognized species were in different genera originally until genetic testing showed their relations and they were reclassified as Mycosarcoma.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Corn Smut
speciesMycosarcoma maydis
Mycosarcoma bouriquetii
speciesMycosarcoma bouriquetii
Mycosarcoma macklinlayi
speciesMycosarcoma macklinlayi
Mycosarcoma pachycarpum
speciesMycosarcoma pachycarpum
Mycosarcoma tubiforme
speciesMycosarcoma tubiforme
Mycosarcoma aegyptiacum
speciesMycosarcoma aegyptiacum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Mycosarcoma in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1409661.