Ustilago maydis

**Semantic type:** Fungus

**Definition:** A species of smut fungi in the phylum Basidiomycota. This species forms tumor-like structures on the aerial parts of corn plants.

**Synonyms:** - Caeoma zeae - Corn Smut - Lycoperdon zeae - USTILAGO MAYDIS - Uredo maydis - Uredo segetum - Uredo zeae - Uredo zeae-maydis - Ustilago carbo-maydis - Ustilago mays-zeae - Ustilago segetum