Ustilaginales

Anthracoideaceae Clintamraceae Geminaginaceae Melanotaeniaceae Pericladiaceae Uleiellaceae Ustilaginaceae Websdaneaceae The Ustilaginales are an order of fungi within the class Ustilaginomycetes.

[4] Also family Cintractiellaceae Vánky was later placed in a monotypic order Cintractiellales McTaggart & R.G.

They can infect corn plants (Zea mays) producing tumor-like galls that render the ears unsaleable.

This corn smut, is also known as huitlacoche and sold canned for consumption in Latin America.

[6] Each meiosis results in a septated basidium bearing four haploid basidiospores which can then proceed to yeast-like growth.