Kingdom Fungi Class Sordariomycetes Family Clavicipitaceae | Division Ascomycota Order Hypocreales Rank Genus | |
Similar Ustilaginoidea virens, Ustilaginoidea, Aciculosporium, Clavicipitaceae, Metacordyceps | ||
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.
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