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Ustilago neostapfiellae sp. nov. (Ustilaginaceae) on Neostapfiella chloridiantha (Poaceae) from Madagascar

Teodor T. Denchev & Cvetomir M. Denchev
MYCOBIOTA 15: 1–5 (2025)
doi: https://doi.org/10.12664/mycobiota.2025.15.01
Published online: 31 December 2025
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A new smut fungus from Madagascar, Ustilago neostapfiellae on Neostapfiella chloridiantha, is described and illustrated. It differs from all other species of Ustilago by specialization on Neostapfiella, a grass genus endemic to Madagascar.

endemic grasses, Madagascar, Neostapfiella chloridiantha, Poaceae, smut fungi, taxonomy, Ustilaginaceae, Ustilago