karnal bunt (Tilletia indica Mitra)

Resources

Industry Alert - USDA APHIS PPQ
Fact Sheet - USDA APHIS PPQ
Fact Sheet - Georgia Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey

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Invasive Listing Sources

Idaho Invasive Species Act
Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution
South Carolina Plant Pest List
USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List

Taxonomic Rank

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Fungi

Phylum: Basidiomycota

Subphylum: Ustilaginomycotina

Class: Exobasidiomycetes

Subclass: Exobasidiomycetidae

Order: Tilletiales

Family: Tilletiaceae

Genus: Tilletia Tul. & C. Tul.

Tilletia indica Mitra

Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
partial bunt of wheat

Related Scientific Names:
Neovossia indica (Mitra) Mundk. (Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: Web Search - http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/fungi/Tilletia_indica/NEOVIN_ds.pdf
Scientific Name Reference: The CABI Bioscience Database of Fungal Names (Funindex) (Index Fungorum) -