Mycosarcoma

Mycosarcoma is a genus of fungus including Mycosocarma maydis (sometimes called Ustilago maydis), or 'corn smut fungus'. Mycosarcoma was an old retired genus name that was resurrected in 2016, based on new genetic evidence, to better organize species that were previously thought unrelated.^[2] The six recognized species were in different genera originally until genetic testing showed their relations and they were reclassified as Mycosarcoma.^[3]

Mycosarcoma
Mycosarcoma maydis diploid teliospores
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Ustilaginomycetes
Order:	Ustilaginales
Family:	Ustilaginaceae
Genus:	Mycosarcoma Brefeld, 1912[1]
Type species
Mycosarcoma maydis Brefeld, 1912
Species
See text

Species

• Mycosarcoma aegyptiacum - no synonym, newly discovered ^[3]
• Mycosarcoma bouriquetii - synonym Ustilago bouriquetii
• Mycosarcoma macklinlayi - synonym Macalpinomyces macklinlayi
• Mycosarcoma maydis - synonym Ustilago maydis
• Mycosarcoma pachycarpum - synonym Tolyposporella pachycarpa
• Mycosarcoma tubiforme - synonym Macalpinomyces tubiformis