Biology:Ryegrass bunt

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Short description: Species of fungus

Ryegrass bunt
Ryegrass bunt spore.jpg
Tilletia walkeri spore
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Tilletiales
Family: Tilletiaceae
Genus: Tilletia
Species:
T. walkeri
Binomial name
Tilletia walkeri
Castl. & Carris (1999)

Tilletia walkeri is a species of fungus in the Tilletiaceae family. It causes the disease Ryegrass bunt, which affects ryegrass. The fungus is related to those causing Karnal bunt in wheat. The species was described in 1999.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10698025 entry