Saccharomycetales belongs to the kingdom of
Fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
and the division
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...
. It is the only order in the class
Saccharomycetes
Saccharomycetes belongs to the Ascomycota division of the kingdom Fungi. It is the only class in the subdivision Saccharomycotina, the budding yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kin ...
. There are currently 13
families
Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
recognized as belonging to Saccharomycetales.
GBIF also includes;
Alloascoideaceae (with 5 genera),
Eremotheciaceae
The Eremotheciaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains two genera, but the placement of the genus '' Coccidiascus'' is uncertain. Species in the family have wide ...
(16)
Trigonopsidaceae (with 36) and
Wickerhamomycetaceae (with 141 genera).
Genera ''incertae sedis''
According to The Mycota,
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 ...
included in the order, but of uncertain taxonomic position (''
incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
'') include ''
Ascobotryozyma
''Ascobotryozyma'' is a genus of fungi within the Saccharomycetales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
References
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'' , ''
Babjeviella'', ''
Botryozyma'', ''
Candida
Candida, or Cándida (Spanish), may refer to:
Biology and medicine
* ''Candida'' (fungus), a genus of yeasts
** Candidiasis, an infection by ''Candida'' organisms
* Malvasia Candida, a variety of grape
Places
* Candida, Campania, a ''comu ...
'' pro parte, ''
Citeromyces'', ''
Coccidiascus
''Coccidiascus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Eremotheciaceae
The Eremotheciaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains two genera, but the placement of the ...
'', ''
Komagataella
''Komagataella'' is a methylotrophic yeast within the order Saccharomycetales. It was found in the 1960s as ''Pichia pastoris'', with its feature of using methanol as a source of carbon and energy. In 1995, ''P. pastoris'' was reassigned into th ...
'', ''
Kuraishia'', ''
Macrorhabdus'' (2), ''
Nadsonia'' , ''
Nakazawaea'', ''
Pachysolen'', ''
Peterozyma'', ''
Schizoblastosporidon'' , ''
Sporopachydermia'', and ''
Trigonopsis''.
GBIF also lists;
''
Actonia'' , ''
Aphidomyces'' (5), ''
Ascotrichosporon'', ''
Azymocandida'', ''
Bacillopsis'' , ''
Berkhoutia'', ''
Blastodendrion'', ''
Cicadomyces'' , ''
Dabaryomyces'' , ''
Deakozyma'' (3), ''
Diutina'' (24), ''
Dolichoascus'' , ''
Enantiothamnus'' , ''
Endomycodes'' , ''
Entelexis'' , ''
Ephebella'' , ''
Eutorulopsis'' , ''
Fragosia'' , ''
Limtongella'', ''
Menezesia'' , ''
Metahyphopichia'', ''
Middelhovenomyces'' (4), ''
Mycotorula'', ''
Oleina'' , ''
Parendomyces'' , ''
Pseudomycoderma'' , ''
Psyllidomyces'' , ''
Sachsia'' , ''
Saturnospora'' , ''
Starmerella'' (103), ''
Suhomyces'' (60), ''
Syringospora'' , ''
Teunomyces'' (22), ''
Thailandia'', ''
Torulopsis'' (26), and ''
Tyridiomyces'' .
Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.
References
External links
Tree of Life: Saccharomycetales
Yeasts
Saccharomycetes
Ascomycota orders
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