Microbotryum Violaceum
Microbotryum violaceum, also known as the anther smut fungus, was formerly known as Ustilago violacea.
It is a Basidiomycete obligate parasite of many Caryophyllaceae. But it has now separated into many species due to its host specificity.
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| Microbotryum violaceum on Silene alba | |
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| Species: | M. violaceum |
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| Microbotryum violaceum (Pers.) G. Deml & Oberw., (1982) | |
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| Caeoma antherarum (DC.) Nees (1816) | |
Meiosis in M. violaceum produces a tetrad of four haploid meiotic products. Pairwise intra-tetrad mating can occur between these meiotic products.
Examples
M. violaceum can infect and sterilize the plant species Silene latifolia by acting like a sexually transmitted infection.
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