Sporisorium andropogonis (Opiz) Vánky, 1985
on Bothriochloa, Dichanthium, ? Andropogon.

Andropogon distachyos, southern Crete © Paul Fontaine
gall
Infested parts of the infloresence are turned into a spore mass of 1-3 cm long and 1-3 mm thick. Initially this is enclosed in membrane built out of mycelial tissue, but after this has ruptured the spores are set free.
hostplants
Poaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Bothriochloa ischaemum; Dichanthium annulatum.
Almaraz adds Andropogon distachyos.
synonyms
Sphacelotheca andropogonis.
notes
Vánky doubts whether this species occurs on Andropogon, but the infection illustrated aboven cannot possibly be caused by Anthracocystis polliniae, the only other smut that is associated with Andropogon.
synonyms
Sphacelotheca andropogonis (Opiz) Bubák, 1912; Sphacelotheca ischaemi (Fuckel) Clinton, 1902.
references
Almaraz (1998a), Buhr (1964b), Ivić, Sever, Scheuer & Lutz (2013a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Llorens i Villagrasa (1984a), Ludwig (1974a), Lutz & Vánky (2009a), Navarro, Honrubia & Torres (1986a), Prillinger, Wuczkowski, Lopandic ao (2009a), Roskam (2019a), Savchenko & Heluta (2012a), Scholz & Scholz (2013a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a), Tóth (1994a), Unamuno (1942a), Vánky (1994a, 2003a), Vánky & Abbasi (2013a).