Doassansiopsis is a genus of smut fungi belonging to the monotypic family Doassansiopsidaceae , within the class Ustilaginomycetes and order Urocystidales.
When order Urocystidales was formed in 1997, and consisted (then) of 4 new families, (Doassansiopsidaceae, Glomosporiaceae, Melanotaeniaceae and Urocystidaceae with 1 genus.Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth
The family Doassansiopsidaceae was created by Begerow, R.Bauer & Oberw. in 1998.
Members within the Doassansiopsaceae family and family Urocystaceae (or Urocystidaceae) which are both within the order Urocystidales, share a common ultrastructure.
Hosts The leaves of the water-lily (Nymphaea nouchali) can be affected by the water-born fungi, Doassansiopsis nymphaea.Dr.V.R. Patil The leaves of Caldesia parnassifolia (Alisma reniforme) can be affected by the water-born fungi, Doassansiopsis hydrophila (syn Doassansiopsis martianoffiana).B D Borse, K N Borse, S Y Patil, C M Pawara, L C Nemade and V R Patil
Species As accepted by Species Fungorum;
Doassansiopsis caldesiae Doassansiopsis deformans Doassansiopsis euryaleae Doassansiopsis furva Doassansiopsis guangdongensis Doassansiopsis horiana Doassansiopsis hydrophila Doassansiopsis intermedia Doassansiopsis limnanthemi Doassansiopsis limnocharidis Doassansiopsis nymphaeae Doassansiopsis nymphoides Doassansiopsis occulta Doassansiopsis ticonis Doassansiopsis tomasii
Former genera; D. martianoffiana = Doassansiopsis hydrophila D. pustulata = Burrillia pustulata in Doassansiaceae family
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