Villosiclava
Encyclopedia
Villosiclava is a genus
of fungus in the Clavicipitaceae
family. This is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Villosiclava virens
. Villosiclava virens
, also known by the name of its anamorph Ustilaginoidea virens
, is a rice pathogen which causes the false smut disease.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungus in the Clavicipitaceae
Clavicipitaceae
Clavicipitaceae is a family of fungi within the order Hypocreales. It consists of 43 genera, and 321 species.-Phylogeny:Molecular phylogenetic analysis of multigene DNA sequence data indicates that the taxon, Clavicipitaceae, is paraphyletic, and consists of three well-defined clades, at least one...
family. This is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Villosiclava virens
Villosiclava virens
Villosiclava virens is a fungus that causes false smut of rice. The fungus is known by the name of its anamorph Ustilaginoidea virens.- References :...
. Villosiclava virens
Villosiclava virens
Villosiclava virens is a fungus that causes false smut of rice. The fungus is known by the name of its anamorph Ustilaginoidea virens.- References :...
, also known by the name of its anamorph Ustilaginoidea virens
Ustilaginoidea virens
Ustilaginoidea virens, perfect sexual stage Villosiclava virens, is a plant pathogen which causes the disease False Smut of rice which reduces both grain yield and grain quality. The disease occurs in more than 40 countries, especially in the rice producing countries of Asia. but also in the U.S....
, is a rice pathogen which causes the false smut disease.