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Ustilago cynodontis
As recorded: Ustilago cynodontis (Pass.) Henn.
Fungi › Basidiomycota › Ustilaginomycetes › Ustilaginales › Ustilaginaceae
- Collected by
- Mäkinen, L.; Mäkinen, Y.L. Mäkinen →Y. Mäkinen →
- Collector number
- 66-2109
- Date
- September 25, 1966
- Locality
- Kaunakakai; at Ed's TV and Radio Service
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Identified by
- Makinen; Makinen
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 25, 1966, Mäkinen, L.; Mäkinen, Y. also collected 1 other specimen.
Ustilago cynodontis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-11-19.

2024-11-19
Kalanianaʻole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Nick T., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2024-06-15
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-05
Waimalu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-07
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-13
Ewa, Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-30
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ustilago cynodontis. BISH 580188. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956362204. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/580188.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956362204 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
