| Sporisorium cruentum | |
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| Loose kernel smut | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Ustilaginales |
| Family: | Ustilaginaceae |
| Genus: | Sporisorium |
| Species: | S. cruentum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporisorium cruentum (J.G. Kühn) Vánky, (1985) | |
| Synonyms | |
Sphacelotheca cruenta(J.G. Kühn) Potter, (1912) | |
Sporisorium cruentum is a plant pathogen infecting sorghum, known as Loose kernel smut.