Six new smut fungi (Ustilaginomycotina) from Australia

Six new smut fungi, Sporisorium rarum (type on Eulalia aurea), S. vermiculum (type on Sarga plumosa), S. xerofasciculatum (type on Xerochloa laniflora), Tilletia xerochloae (type on Xerochloa laniflora), T. yakirrae (type on Yakirra majuscula) and Ustilago lunata (type on Triodia longiceps), are described and illustrated from central and western Australia. Keys are provided for the smut fungi on Sarga and Xerochloa.

Three new species of Tilletia on native grasses from northern Australia

Three new species of Tilletia are reported from grasses in northern Australia, namely T. pseudoraphidis on Pseudoraphis spinescens, T. sehimicola on Sehima nervosum and T. majuscula on Yakirra majuscula.