</noinclude> [[Image:Huitlacoche.jpg|thumb|180px|Corn smut]] The smuts are fungi, mostly ''Ustilaginomycetes'' (of the class ''Teliomycetae'', subphylum ''Basidiomycota''), that cause plant disease.
The smuts are fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes (of the class Teliomycetae, subphylum Basidiomycota), that cause plant disease.