Five new records of smut fungi (Ustilaginomycotina) in Japan

Abstract

Five smut fungi collected in Japan are described here: Pilocintractia fimbristylidicola on Fimbristylis miliacea, Sporisorium manilense on Sacciolepis indica, Tilletia arundinellae on Arundinella hirta, Tilletia vittata on Oplismenus undulatifolius, and Ustilago phragmitis on Phragmites australis. These species are reported in Japan for the first time. Besides, Neovossia moliniae on P. australis is described. This is the second record of this smut fungus in Japan.