Exoteliospora
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| Genus: | Exoteliospora R. Bauer, Oberw. & Vánky 1999
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| Exoteliospora osmundae (Peck) R. Bauer, Oberw. & Vánky 1999
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The Exoteliospora is a monotypic, genus of smut fungi in the family Melanotaeniaceae which contains the single species Exoteliospora osmundae.[1]
The species found on the fronds of Osmunda regalis in Vermont, USA was originally described and published as Ustilago osmundae by American mycologist Peck in 1881,[2] before being renamed in 1999 by R. Bauer, Oberw. & Vánky.[1]
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