The Ascoideaceae are a
family
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of
yeast
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s in the order
Saccharomycetales. It contains the two genera ''Ascoidea'' and ''Alloascoidea''. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and typically grow in beetle galleries in dead wood.
References
Saccharomycetes
Ascomycota families
Monogeneric fungus families
Taxa named by Joseph Schröter
Taxa described in 1894
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