Ahmadiago is a fungal genus in the family Ustilaginaceae. It was circumscribed in 2004 to contain the smut fungus formerly known as Ustilago euphorbiae, found in India. The generic name honours Pakistani botanist and mycologist Sultan Ahmad.[1]
Ahmadiago | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
Order: | Ustilaginales |
Family: | Ustilaginaceae |
Genus: | Ahmadiago Vánky (2004) |
Species: | A. euphorbiae
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Binomial name | |
Ahmadiago euphorbiae (Mundk.) Vánky (2004)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Ustilago euphorbiae Mundk. (1941) |
References
edit- ^ a b Vánky K. (2004). "Taxonomic studies on Ustilaginomycetes – 24". Mycotaxon: 55–118 (see p. 102).