Saccharomycopsidaceae
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The Saccharomycopsidaceae are a
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
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 ...
s in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains three
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 ...
, although the placement of the genus '' Ambrosiozyma'' is uncertain. Species in this poorly known family have a widespread distribution.


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Saccharomycetes Ascomycota families {{yeast-stub