Doassansiopsis

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.

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. The leaves of Caldesia parnassifolia (Alisma reniforme) can be affected by the water-born fungi, Doassansiopsis hydrophila (A.Dietr.) Lavrov (syn Doassansiopsis martianoffiana).

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