Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda 1842

Ustilago segetum var. mays-zeae, Ustilago zeae
boil smut (maize) common smut, common smut (maize).

Declared Pest, Prohibited - s12

Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.
Absent

C1 - Exclusion / Prohibited

Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.
  • Applicable area(s):
  • Whole of state

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:Fungi
Phylum:Basidiomycota
Class:Ustilaginomycetes
Order:Ustilaginales
Family:Ustilaginaceae
Genus:Ustilago
Species:maydis

Author(s):

(DC.) Corda 1842

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