Table 2.
Morphological data of stripe smuts included in the analysis based on host taxonomy (ech = echinulate; verr = verruculose).
| Species | Host | Number of Specimens studied | Av. Length of spores | Av. Width of spores | Type of warts | Number of warts per 10 μm2 / number of specimens studied by SEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ustilago bromina | Bromus | 15 | 13.0 | 10.3 | ech | 6/4 |
| Ustilago nunavutica | Puccinellia | 1 | 11.7 | 10.1 | verr-ech | 25/1 |
| Ustilago striiformis s.str. | Holcus | 24 | 10.7 | 9.7 | ech | 8/5 |
| Ustilago striiformis s.l. | Agropyron | 4 | 11.9 | 9.6 | ech | 10/1 |
| Agrostis | 22 | 10.8 | 9.4 | ech | 8/6 | |
| Alopecurus | 6 | 10.6 | 9.8 | ech | 8/3 | |
| Ammophila | 8 | 12.1 | 10.4 | ech | 7/2 | |
| Anthoxanthum | 3 | 10.4 | 9.3 | ech | 6/1 | |
| Arrhenatherum | 9 | 11.7 | 10.5 | ech | 7/2 | |
| Avena | 4 | 11.9 | 11.0 | ech | 8/2 | |
| Beckmannia | 7 | 12.5 | 10.6 | ech | 8/2 | |
| Brachypodium | 1 | 9.8 | 9.1 | ech | 11/1 | |
| Briza | 5 | 12.7 | 10.9 | ech | 9/2 | |
| Calamagrostis | 9 | 12.1 | 10.4 | ech | 8/3 | |
| Cynosurus | 1 | 10.7 | 8.7 | ech | 14/1 | |
| Dactylis | 14 | 11.4 | 10.1 | ech | 9/3 | |
| Deschampsia | 4 | 11.1 | 9.8 | ech | 9/1 | |
| Elymus | 11 | 11.7 | 10.1 | ech | 11/3 | |
| Festuca | 12 | 11.5 | 10.3 | ech | 11/5 | |
| Helictotrichon | 1 | 11.5 | 10.3 | ech | 8/1 | |
| Leucopoa | 1 | 12.5 | 10.5 | ech | 13/1 | |
| Lolium | 3 | 11.8 | 10.6 | ech | 6/1 | |
| Melica | 1 | 11.5 | 9.9 | ech | 9/1 | |
| Milium | 7 | 10.8 | 8.9 | ech | 8/2 | |
| Phleum | 8 | 11.6 | 9.8 | ech | 7/3 | |
| Poa | 24 | 10.8 | 9.2 | ech | 8/9 | |
| Puccinellia | 2 | 11.7 | 10.3 | ech | 7/2 | |
| Sitanion | 5 | 10.7 | 10.3 | ech | 8/2 | |
| Sesleria | 1 | 11.0 | 9.7 | ech | 10/1 | |
| Trisetum | 2 | 11.8 | 10.1 | ech | 9/1 |