Definition of Sphacelotheca

1. Noun. Genus of smut fungus.

Exact synonyms: Genus Sphacelotheca
Generic synonyms: Smut, Smut Fungus
Group relationships: Family Ustilaginaceae, Ustilaginaceae
Member holonyms: Head Smut, Sphacelotheca Reiliana

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphacelotheca

Spenserisms
Spergula
Spergula arvensis
Spergularia
Spergularia rubra
Sperry
Spetsai
Spetse
Spetses
Spey
Speyer
Sphacele
Sphacele calycina
Sphacelotheca
Sphacelotheca reiliana
Sphaeralcea
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Sphaeralcea fasciculata
Sphaeralcea remota
Sphaeriaceae
Sphaerobolaceae
Sphaerocarpaceae
Sphaerocarpales
Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpus
Sphagnales
Sphecidae
Sphecius

Literary usage of Sphacelotheca

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"... grain smut (sphacelotheca sorghi), ... head smut (sphacelotheca), smut ( Ustilago zeae) ; (4) on Italian millet, downy mildew ..."

2. Pathogens of Maize Seeds: Bibliographyby Andrew Kalinski by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"Survival of teliospores of sphacelotheca ... Histological development sphacelotheca ... of chlorotic spots on corn seedlings infected with sphacelotheca ..."

3. Contributions by Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1922)
"The spores of sphacelotheca Sorghi used for inoculation were collected on ... The spores of sphacelotheca cruenta were obtained through the courtesy of Mr. ..."

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