Kingdom Fungi Class Ustilaginomycetes Genus Tilletia Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Family Tilletiaceae Scientific name Tilletia walkeri Order Ustilaginales | |
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Similar Tilletia, Tilletiales, Karnal bunt, Ustilaginales, Exobasidiomycetes | ||
Tilletia walkeri is a species of fungus in the Tilletiaceae family. It causes the disease Ryegrass bunt, which affects ryegrass. The fungus is related to those causing Karnal bunt in wheat. The species was described in 1999.
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