Teliospore germination in Cintractia limitata and C. mitchellii is illustrated and shown to agree closely with that earlier reported in
two other species of the genus. Basidial cells conjugate pairwise, and from each united pair a relatively large, and probably
dikaryotic, blastoconidium is produced. In C. mitchellii, as a rare event, conjugation does not occur and cells of the basidium form
small basidiospores. It is pointed out the course of teliospore germination in Cintractia spp. departs markedly from the standard
Ustilago type.