A NEW RECORD OF UROCYSTIS LEUCOJI BUBÁK (UROCYSTIDALES) ON GALANTHUS IKARIAE SUBSP. SNOGERUPII KAMARI (AMARYLLIDACEAE) IN GREECE
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https://doi.org/10.53904/1682-2374/2025-27/7Keywords:
Biodiversity, snowdrop smut, Urocystis galanthi, snowdrop diseases, rare fungiAbstract
A finding of the smut fungus Urocystis leucoji Bubák (Urocystidales, Ustilaginomycotina) in Greece is reported. The fungus was discovered on Skyros Island, on the leaves of Galanthus ikariae subsp. snogerupii Kamari. This represents the first documentation of the association between this host plant and the pathogen, and the first confirmed record of U. leucoji in Greece. The preliminary diagnosis was confirmed by morphological analysis of the teliospores. This finding substantially expands the knowledge regarding the distribution range and trophic relationships of U. leucoji.
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