Vánky, Kálmán. Taxonomic studies on Ustilaginomycetes - 24. Mycotaxon 89: 55-118. 2004.

ABSTRACT: A new genus, Ahmadiago, and sixteen new species of smut fungi are described: Entorrhiza citriformis, E. globoidea, Entyloma guizotiae, Microbotryum paucireticulatum, Sporisorium arundinellae-pumilae, S. blakeanum, S. euclastae, Tilletia acroceratis, T. imbecillis, T. kenyana, T. lyei, Tranzscheliella laevispora, Urocystis aurea, Ur. circaeasteri, Ustilago cynodonticola and U. duranii. New names are: Sporisorium arundinellae-nepalensis, S. leersiae-hexandrae, S. perforatum and S. shivasii. The name Tilletia oplismeni-cristati is validated. New combinations proposed: Ahmadiago euphorbiae, Jamesdicksonia eleocharidis, J. melinidis, Macalpinomyces neglectus, Sporisorium africanum, S. andropogonis-tectorum, S. arundinellae, S. furcatum, S. ischaemi, S. ischaemi-anthephoroides, S. ischaemicola, S. ischaemi-rugosi, S. mnesitheae, S. stuhlmanii, S. styppeiochloae, Thecaphora thlaspeos, Tilletia patagonica, Tranzscheliella amplexa, Tr. serena, Ustanciosporium eleocharidis. Synonyms: Tothiella is considered to be Thecaphora. Nineteen species are placed in synonymy. Lectotype is designated for Ustilago ugandensis var. macrospora.

KEYWORDS: smut fungi, taxonomy