The Melanotaeniaceae are a family of smut fungi in the order Ustilaginomycetes, containing three genera.
[2][3] It includes species such as smut fungus Melanotaenium cingens which was found parasitizing Linaria genistifolia (Plantaginaceae family) on Chornomorsky (Tendra Island, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine) in 2007.
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