Saccharomycetales belongs to the kingdom of
Fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
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 yeasts. Saccharomycetes contains a single order, Saccharomycetales
Saccharomycetales belongs to the ...
. There are currently 13
families
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideal ...
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 wides ...
(16)
Trigonopsidaceae (with 36) and
Wickerhamomycetaceae
The Wickerhamomycetaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding. Species in the family have a widespread distribution.
Genus ''Wickerhamomyces'' used to be placed within Phaffomycetaceae family, until 200 ...
(with 141 genera).
Genera ''incertae sedis''
According to The Mycota,
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
included in the order, but of uncertain taxonomic position (''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a 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
''Babjeviella'' is a monotypic genus of fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These org ...
'', ''
Botryozyma'', ''
Candida'' pro parte, ''
Citeromyces'', ''
Coccidiascus
''Coccidiascus'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and ...
'', ''
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 supp ...
'', ''
Kuraishia'', ''
Macrorhabdus'' (2), ''
Nadsonia'' , ''
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 ...
'', ''
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
''Candida'' is a genus of yeasts and is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide. Many species are harmless Commensalism, commensals or endosymbionts of hosts including humans; however, when Mucous membrane, mucosal barriers are disr ...
'' (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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