The term smut fungus
Like the terms agaric, polypore, lichen etc. the term smut fungus circumscribes the organization and life strategy of a fungus, but it is not a taxonomic term. Fungi that look superficially similar to the teliospore-forming members of the Ustilaginomycetes evolved in different fungal groups, e.g. the Microbotryales in the Uredinomycetes (Bauer et al. 1997) or Schroeteria in the Ascomycota (Nagler et al. 1989).
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Bauer, Robert, Dominik Begerow, and Franz Oberwinkler.2008. Ustilaginomycotina R. Bauer, Begerow, J. P. Samp., M. Weiß & Oberw. 2006. The true smut fungi.Version 23 January 2008 (under construction).http://dev.tolweb.org/Ustilaginomycotina/20530/2008.01.23 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
