Phylum Basidiomycota R.T.Moore (1980) - basidiomycetes
   Subphylum Ustilaginomycotina Doweld (2001)
     Class Ustilaginomycetes Warm. (1884) - smut fungi
       Order Ustilaginales G.Winter (1880)
         Family Melanotaeniaceae Begerow, R. Bauer & Oberw. (1998)
           1 Genus Exoteliospora R. Bauer, Oberw. & Vánky (1999)
           2 Genus Melanotaenium de Bary (1874)
           3 Genus Yelsemia J. Walker (2001)