Doassansiopsis hydrophila (A. Dietr.) Lavrov
(Pondweed Smut)

Interactions where Doassansiopsis hydrophila is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
anamorph? (numerous, mostly hypophyllous) UK/Ireland numerous, mostly hypophyllous pycnidium of anamorph? causes spots on floating leaf UK/Ireland Potamogeton pondweeds Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Doassansiopsidaceae/Doassansiopsis hydrophila/Doassansiopsis hydrophilapondweed smutnumerous, mostly hypophyllouspycnidiumanamorph? Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton/Potamogetonpondweedsfloatingleaf (8)
sorus Foreign sorus causes spots on floating leaf of esp. after pond has dried out UK/Ireland Potamogeton pondweeds Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Doassansiopsidaceae/Doassansiopsis hydrophila/Doassansiopsis hydrophilapondweed smutsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton/Potamogetonpondweedsfloatingleafesp. after pond has dried out
sorus sorus causes spots on floating leaf of esp. after pond has dried out UK/Ireland Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Doassansiopsidaceae/Doassansiopsis hydrophila/Doassansiopsis hydrophilapondweed smutsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton natans/Potamogeton natansbroad-leaved pondweedfloatingleafesp. after pond has dried out
sorus sorus causes spots on floating leaf of esp. after pond has dried out UK/Ireland Potamogeton polygonifolius Bog Pondweed Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Doassansiopsidaceae/Doassansiopsis hydrophila/Doassansiopsis hydrophilapondweed smutsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton polygonifolius/Potamogeton polygonifoliusbog pondweedfloatingleafesp. after pond has dried out

Author & YearTitleSource
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Doassansiopsis hydrophila (Pondweed Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Doassansiopsis hydrophila (Pondweed Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDoassansiopsis hydrophila (Pondweed Smut)
FamilyDOASSANSIOPSIDACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
OrderUROCYSTIDALES (an order of fungi)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Doassansiopsis hydrophila (Pondweed Smut)

Doassansiopsis hydrophila (Pondweed Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Doassansiopsis hydrophila (Pondweed Smut):

Recorded from the west coast of Scotland, Hereford and the New Forest. Probably more widespread but infrequently recorded due to the inaccessibility of the host.

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