Table 1. List of specimens, with host plants, GenBank accession numbers, spore size range, mean spore sizes with standard deviation, and reference specimens, newly examined in the course of this study.
| Smut species | Host species | GenBank acc. no. (ITS/LSU) | Spore size range (μm) | Average spore size with standard deviation (μm) | Reference specimens1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antherospora tractemae | Tractema verna | JN104589/JN104590 | 7.0–12.0 × 6.5–9.5 | 9.3 ± 1.3 × 7.8 ± 0.7 | UK, Scotland, Outer Hebrides, Sgeir Ghlas Leac an Aiseig, Lewis, NA–993–215 [grid reference on UK national grid], 6 May 2010, P.A. Smith, KR 28182 |
| Antherospora tractemae | Tractema verna | JN204283/JN204279 | 7.5–14.5(–16.5) × 7.0–9.5(–10.5) | 10.5 ± 2.1 × 8.5 ± 0.8 | UK, Wales, Ceredigion, Llangranog Head, SN–312–551 [grid reference on UK national grid], 19 April 2011, A.O. Chater, KRAM F-48879 – holotype |
| Antherospora tractemae | Tractema verna | JN204284/JN204280 | 6.5–12.5(–16.0) × (5.5–)6.0–9.5(–10.0) | 9.3 ± 1.8 × 7.7 ± 0.9 | UK, Wales, Ceredigion, 100 m SW of mouth of Cwm Soden, SN–361–582 [grid reference on UK national grid], 29 April 2011, A.O. Chater, KRAM F-48878 |
| Antherospora tractemae | Tractema verna | JN204285/JN204281 | 7.0–11.5(–15.0) × 6.0–10.5 | 9.6 ± 1.7 × 8.2 ± 1.1 | UK, Wales, Ceredigion, 200 m NE of Mwnt church, SN–196–521 [grid reference on UK national grid], 6 May 2011, A.O. Chater, KRAM F-48877 |
| Antherospora tractemae | Tractema verna | JN204286/JN204282 | (7.0–)8.0–13.0(–14.0) × 6.0–10.5(–11.5) | 10.1 ± 1.6 × 8.6 ± 1.2 | UK, Wales, Ceredigion, 500 m E of Mwnt church, SN–200–521 [grid reference on UK national grid], 6 May 2011, A.O. Chater, KRAM F-48876 |
| Floromyces anemarrhenae | Anemarrhena asphodeloides | JN104591/- | not analysed | not analysed | China, Inner Mongolia, Chifeng city (Ulanhad), Hongshan Distr., Hongshan, 15 July 2007, T.Z. Liu, H.U.V. 21482 |
1H.U.V. – Herbarium Ustilaginales Vánky, Gabriel-Biel-Str. 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; KR – Herbarium of the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Karlsruhe, Germany; KRAM F – Mycological Herbarium of the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.