The Saccharomycopsidaceae are a
family
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of
yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constitut ...
s in the order
Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains three
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 ...
, although the placement of the genus ''
Ambrosiozyma'' is uncertain. Species in this poorly known family have a widespread distribution.
References
Saccharomycetes
Ascomycota families
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