The Pichiaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains four genera,[1] but GBIF lists 15 genera.[2] The family was named by Zender in 1925.
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| Colonies of Brettanomyces bruxellensis on agar plate containing phloxine B | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Saccharomycetales |
| Family: | Pichiaceae Zender, 1925 |
| Type genus | |
| Pichia Zender
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| Genera | |
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Genera edit
As listed by GBIF;
- Allodekkera (2)
- Brettanomyces N.H.Claussen ex Custers (5)
- Byrrha
- Dekkera Van der Walt (23)
- Enteroramus R.W.Lichtwardt, M.M.White, M.J.Cafaro & J.K.Misra, 1999
- Hansenula Syd. & P.Syd., 1919 (7)
- Issatchenkia Kudryavtsev (37)
- Komagataella Y.Yamada, M.Matsuda, K.Maeda & Mikata, 1995 (21)
- Kregervanrija Kurtzman (7)
- Martiniozyma Kurtzman, 2015 (5)
- Nakazawaea Y.Yamada, K.Maeda & Mikata (31)
- Phaffomyces Y.Yamada, 1997 (6)
- Pichia E.C.Hansen, 1904 (155)
- Saturnispora Z.Liu & Kurtzman (40)
- Willia Groenewege, 1920
Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.[2]
References edit
- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
- ^ a b "Pichiaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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