Belongs within: Orthomycotina.
Contains: Ustilaginaceae.
The Ustilaginales are a clade of smut fungi with darkly colored teliospores that usually germinate with four-celled phragmobasidia (Begerow et al. 2006).
<==Ustilaginales
|--GlomosporiaceaeBSB06
| |--Glomosporium Kochman 1939KC01
| |--Tothiella Vánky 1999 [incl. Rhombiella Liro 1939]KC01
| |--Sorosporium Rudolphi 1829V01, KC01
| | `--S. piluliformisHE80
| `--Thecaphora Fingerh. 1836 (nom. cons. prop.) (see below for synonymy)KC01
| |--T. amaranthiBSB06
| |--T. frezziiKC01
| |--T. saponariaeBSB06
| `--T. solaniKC01
`--+--MelanotaeniaceaeV02
| |--Exoteliospora Bauer, Oberw. & Vánky 1999KC01
| |--Yelsemia Walker 2001KC01
| `--Melanotaenium de Bary 1874BSB06, KC01
| |--*M. endogenumBV99
| |--M. cingensBSB06
| `--M. euphorbiaeBSB06
`--+--+--Websdanea Vánky 1997BSB06, V01 [Websdaneaceae]
| | `--*W. lyginiae (Websdane, Sivasith. et al.) Vánky 1997V01
| `--Restiosporium Vánky 2000BSB06, V01
| |--R. meneyaeBSB06
| `--R. restionumBSB06
`--+--Pericladium Pass. 1875BSB06, KC01 [incl. Xylosorium Zundel 1939KC01]
| `--P. grewiaeBSB06
`--+--UstilaginaceaeBSB06
`--Anthracoideaceae [Cintractiaceae, Dermatosoraceae, Farysiaceae]BSB06
| i. s.: Testicularia Klotzsch 1832 (see below for synonymy)KC01
| Planetella Savile 1951KC01
|--Moreaua Liou & Cheng 1949BSB06, KC01
| |--M. bulbostylidisBSB06
| `--M. fimbristylidisBSB06
|--+--Dermatosorus Sawada ex Ling 1949BSB06, V01 [incl. Zundelula Thirum. & Naras. 1952KC01]
| | |--*D. eleocharidis Sawada ex Ling 1949V01
| | `--D. cyperiBSB06
| `--+--Farysia Raciborski 1909BSB06, V01 [=Elateromyces Bubák 1912KC01; Farysiaceae]
| | `--F. chardonianaBSB06
| `--+--Stegocintractia luzulaeBSB06
| `--Schizonella Schröt. 1877BSB06, KC01
| `--S. melanogrammaBSB06
`--+--Tolyposporium Woronin ex Schröt. 1887BSB06, KC01
| |--T. junciBSB06
| `--T. pilliformeBSB06
|--Cintractia Cornu 1883BSB06, KC01
| |--*C. axicolaV01
| |--C. amazonicaBSB06
| |--C. limitataSLA11
| `--C. psilocaryaeV72
`--+--Trichocintractia Piepenbr. 1995BSB06, KC01
| `--T. utriculicolaBSB06
`--+--Heterotolyposporium Vánky 1997BSB06, KC01
| |--H. lepidospermatisBSB06
| `--H. piluliformeV01
`--Anthracoidea Bref. 1895BSB06, KC01 [incl. Cintractiomyxa Golovin 1952KC01, Crotalia Liro 1938KC01]
|--A. carphaeBSB06
`--+--A. brunnescensBSB06
`--A. pratensisBSB06
Ustilaginales incertae sedis:
Clintamra Cordas & Durán 1976 [Clitamraceae]V01
`--*C. nolinae (Clinton) Cordas & Durán 1976V01
Geminago Vánky & Bauer in Vánky 1996 [Geminaginaceae]V01
`--*G. nonveilleri (Zambett. & Foko) Vánky & Bauer in Vánky 1996V01
Uleiella Schröter 1894 [=Ulea Schröter 1892 (n. n.); Uleiellaceae]V01
|--*U. paradoxa Schröter 1894 [=Ulea paradoxa Schröter 1892 (n. n.)]V01
`--U. chilensisV01
Cintractiella Boedijn 1937 [Cintractiellaceae]V03
|--*C. lamii Boedijn 1937 [=Cintractia (l. c.) lamii]V03
`--C. diplasiae (Henn.) Piepenbring 2001 (see below for synonymy)V03
Chlamydosporites Paradkar 1975KC01
Endothlaspis Sorokīn 1890KC01
Endothrix Sorokīn 1890KC01
Mycocoscoma Bref. 1912KC01
Cintractiella diplasiae (Henn.) Piepenbr. 2001 [=Ustilago diplasiae Henn. 1904, Ustanciosporum diplasiae (Henn.) Piepenbring 2000]V03
Testicularia Klotzsch 1832 [incl. Milleria Peck 1879 nec L. 1753 nec Goldfuss ex Hartmann 1830 (ICZN)]KC01
Thecaphora Fingerh. 1836 (nom. cons. prop.) [incl. Angiosorus Thirum. & O’Brien 1974, Poikilosporium Dietel 1897, Thecaphorella Scholz & Scholz 1988]KC01
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[BV99] Bauer, R., K. Vánky, D. Begerow & F. Oberwinkler. 1999. Ustilaginomycetes on Selaginella. Mycologia 91: 475–484.
[BSB06] Begerow, D., M. Stoll & R. Bauer. 2006. A phylogenetic hypothesis of Ustilaginomycotina based on multiple gene analyses and morphological data. Mycologia 98 (6): 906–916.
[HE80] Healy, A. J., & E. Edgar. 1980. Flora of New Zealand vol. 3. Adventive cyperaceous, petalous and spathaceous monocotyledons. P. D. Hasselberg, Government Printer: Wellington (New Zealand).
[KC01] Kirk, P. M., P. F. Cannon, J. C. David & J. A. Stalpers. 2001. Ainsworth & Bisby’s Dictionary of the Fungi 9th ed. CAB International: Wallingford (UK).
[SLA11] Schell, W. A., A. G. Lee & M. C. Aime. 2011. A new lineage in Pucciniomycotina: class Tritirachiomycetes, order Tritirachiales, family Tritirachiaceae. Mycologia 103 (6): 1331–1340.
[V01] Vánky, K. 2001. The emended Ustilaginaceae of the modern classificatory system for smut fungi. Fungal Diversity 6: 131–147.
[V02] Vánky, K. 2002. The smut fungi of the world. A survey. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica 49 (2–3): 163–175.
[V03] Vánky, K. 2003. Cintractiellaceae fam. nov. (Ustilaginomycetes). Fungal Diversity 13: 167–173.
[V72] Voss, E. G. 1972. Michigan Flora. Part I. Gymnosperms and Monocots. Cranbrook Institute of Science and University of Michigan Herbarium.