1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: brizae (Unamuno & Cif.) M.Piatek & Vánky , , , Georgefischeriaceae

Common Name Briza Smut Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/aus-smuts/Pest/Main/140014

Image Library Smut Fungi of Australia Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/aus-smuts/

Partners for Smut Fungi of Australia image library

Queensland Government https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/ 2. Species Information

2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Roger Shivas - [email protected] Author: Roger Shivas Citation: Roger Shivas (2010) Briza Smut(Jamesdicksonia brizae)Updated on 12/2/2010 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/aus-smuts/Pest/Main/140014

2.3. Facets Columella: absent Distribution: NSW Host Family: Poaceae Peridium: absent Sorus position: leaves Sorus shape: indistinct (includes leaf spots) Spore balls: absent Spore mass texture: agglutinated Spore shape: globose or subglobose, ovoid to ellipsoidal, polyhedral or subpolyhedral Spore surface ornamentation: smooth Status: Native Australian Species Sterile cells: absent

2.4. Other Names brizae Unamuno & Cif.

2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Sori** in leaves and glumes as flat black amphigenous or slightly swollen spots to 10 mm long.

**Spores** rather firmly adhering together, angular-globose to ellipsoidal, 8–16 (–18) × 8–13 µm, blackish brown; wall 2–4 µm thick, smooth. 3. Diagnostic Images

Jamesdicksonia brizae on Briza minor - Jamesdicksonia brizae on Briza minor - DAR 19061. Scale bar = 1 cm. DAR 19061. Scale bar = 10 µm. Host symptoms: Roger Shivas DEEDI Light micrograph: Roger Shivas DEEDI

Results Generated: Saturday, October 2, 2021