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 (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