The Microbotryomycetes are a
class
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of
fungi
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in the
subdivision Pucciniomycotina of the
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota () is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi. Members are known as basidiomycetes. More specifically, Basi ...
. The class currently contains eight
orders, plus three additional, unassigned
families (
Chrysozymaceae,
Colacogloeaceae, and
Mycogloiocolacaceae), plus seven additional, unassigned
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
(''
Oberwinklerozyma'', ''
Pseudohyphozyma'', ''
Reniforma'', ''
Spencerozyma'', ''
Trigonosporomyces'', ''
Vonarxula'', and ''
Yunzhangia'').
[ Many species are known only from their ]yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom (biology), kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are est ...
states. Species with hyphal states typically produce auricularioid (laterally septate) basidia and are often parasitic on other fungi or plants. Several species in the genera '' Rhodotorula'' and '' Sporobolomyces'' are opportunistic human pathogens.
References
Basidiomycota classes
Pucciniomycotina
Taxa named by Franz Oberwinkler
Taxa described in 2006
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