''Starmerella'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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within the

Saccharomycetales Saccharomycetales belongs to the kingdom of Fungi and the division Ascomycota. It is the only order in the class Saccharomycetes. There are currently 13 families recognized as belonging to Saccharomycetales. GBIF also includes; Alloascoideaceae ...

order. The relationship of this

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to other taxa within the

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is unknown (''

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''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any

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 ...

. Although, the

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list the family as Phaffomycetaceae. Several members of the ''Starmerella'' clade are associated with flowers and flower-visiting insects like bees and bumblebees; these yeasts cope well with high sugar niches. Many strains (species) of the ''Starmerella'' clade, including ''Starmerella bombicola'' and ''Candida apicola'' are known to produce

sophorolipid A sophorolipid is a surface-active glycolipid compound that can be synthesized by a selected number of non-pathogenic yeast species. They are potential bio-surfactants due to their biodegradability and low eco-toxicity. Structure and properties Sop ...

s which are carbohydrate-based, amphiphilic biosurfactants. The genus was

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by Carlos Augusto Rosa and Marc-André Lachance in Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. vol.48 (4) on page 1413 in 1998. The genus name of ''Starmerella'' is in honour of William Thomas Starmer (b.1944), an American

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and emeritus professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at

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Species

As accepted by

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; * '' Starmerella aceti'' * ''

Starmerella anomalae ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella apicola ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella apis ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella asiatica ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella bacillaris ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella batistae ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella bombi ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella bombicola ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella camargoi ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

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Starmerella cellae ''Starmerella'' 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. Although, th ...

'' * '' Starmerella davenportii'' * '' Starmerella etchellsii'' * '' Starmerella floricola'' * ''

Starmerella floris ''Starmerella'' is a genus of fungi within the Saccharomycetales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order (biology), order is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family ...

References

External links

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