The Pichiaceae are a

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s in the order

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 ...

. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains four genera, but

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lists 15 genera. The family was named by Zender in 1925.

Genera

As listed by GBIF; * '' Allodekkera'' (2) * ''

Brettanomyces ''Brettanomyces'' is a non-spore forming genus of yeast in the family Saccharomycetaceae, and is often colloquially referred to as "Brett". The genus name ''Dekkera'' is used interchangeably with ''Brettanomyces'', as it describes the teleomorph ...

'' (5) * '' Byrrha'' * ''

Dekkera ''Brettanomyces'' is a non-spore forming genus of yeast in the family Saccharomycetaceae, and is often colloquially referred to as "Brett". The genus name ''Dekkera'' is used interchangeably with ''Brettanomyces'', as it describes the teleomorph ...

'' (23) * '' Enteroramus'' * ''

Hansenula ''Pichia'' (''Hansenula'' and ''Hyphopichia'' are obsolete synonyms) is a genus of yeasts in the family Pichiaceae The Pichiaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family cont ...

'' (7) * ''

Issatchenkia ''Issatchenkia'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Pichiaceae The Pichiaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains four genera, but GBIF lists 15 genera ...

'' (37) * ''

Komagataella The Saccharomycetaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are present in a wide variety of habitats, especially those with a plentiful suppl ...

'' (21) * '' Kregervanrija'' (7) * '' Martiniozyma'' (5) * ''

Nakazawaea ''Nakazawaea'' is a genus of yeast in the order Saccharomycetales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is not fully unknown (''incertae sedis''). In 2022, DNA analysis of Saccharomycotina yeasts noted that ''Peterozym ...

'' (31) * ''

Phaffomyces ''Phaffomyces'' is a genus of fungi within the Saccharomycetales order. It is placed within the Pichiaceae fungi family. The genus name of ''Phaffomyces'' is in honour of Herman Jan Phaff (1913–2001), who was a scientist who specialised in the ...

'' (6) * ''

Pichia ''Pichia'' (''Hansenula'' and ''Hyphopichia'' are obsolete synonyms) is a genus of yeasts in the family Pichiaceae with spherical, elliptical, or oblong acuminate cells. ''Pichia'' is a teleomorph, and forms hat-shaped, hemispherical, or round asc ...

'' (155) * '' Saturnispora'' (40) * '' Willia'' Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.

References

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