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Oberwinkleria

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Exobasidiomycetes

Family
  
Tilletiaceae

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Tilletiales

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Tilletiales, Entyloma, Urocystis, Ustilaginomycetes, Ustilaginomycotina

Oberwinkleria is a fungal genus in the family Tilletiaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single rust species Oberwinkleria anulata, found in Venezuela growing on the grass Ortachne erectifolia. The generic name honors German mycologist Franz Oberwinkler.

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Oberwinkleria Wikipedia