Doassansia is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Doassansiaceae.[1]

Doassansia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Doassansiales
Family: Doassansiaceae
Genus: Doassansia
Cornu
Synonyms

Setchellia Magnus, 1896

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.[1]

Ecology edit

They are parasitic on plants, attaching to leaves and stems of monocotyledons.[2][3] Doassansia sagittariae and Doassansiopsis deformans can be found on plants of Sagittaria lancifolia, Doassansia alismatis can be found on various species of Alisma and both Doassansiopsis occulta and Doassansiopsis hydrophila can be found on various species of Potamogeton plants.[4]

Species edit

As accepted by GBIF;[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Doassansia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ P. F. Cannon and P. M. Kirk (editors) Fungal Families of the World (2007), p. 107, at Google Books
  3. ^ K. G. Mukerji and C. Manoharachary (editors) Taxonomy and Ecology of Indian Fungi (2010), p. 156, at Google Books
  4. ^ Donald H. Les Aquatic Monocotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics (2020), p. 184, at Google Books