organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
     Kingdom Fungi R.T.Moore (1980) - fungi
       Phylum Basidiomycota R.T.Moore (1980) - basidiomycetes
         Class Ustilaginomycetes Warm. (1884) - smut fungi
           Subclass Exobasidiomycetidae Jülich (1981) see Class Exobasidiomycetes Begerow, M. Stoll & R. Bauer (2007)
             Order Doassansiales R. Bauer & Oberw. (1997)
               Family Melaniellaceae R. Bauer, Vánky, Begerow & Oberw. (1999)
                 Genus Melaniella R. Bauer, Vánky, Begerow & Oberw. (1999)