The Filobasidiaceae are a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

of fungi in the order

Filobasidiales The Filobasidiales are an order in the fungal class Tremellomycetes. The order contains two families and seven genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well ...

. Most

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

are

yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to consti ...

s, but some form gelatinous fruit bodies that are parasitic on other fungi, including

lichens A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10495215 Tremellomycetes Filobasidiaceae