Ustinaginales is also known and classified as the `smut fungi`. They are serious plant pathogens, with only the dikaryotic stage being obligately parasitic. ==Morphology== Has a thick-walled resting spore (teliospore), known as the `brand` (burn) spore or chlamydospore. == Economic importance == They can infect corn plants (Zea mays) producing... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ustilaginales
An order of basidiomycetous fungi; some species are parasitic on grasses and maise. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973