''Starmerella'' is a
genus of
fungi within the
Saccharomycetales order. The relationship of this
taxon to other taxa within the
order
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is unknown (''
incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any
family. Although, the
GBIF
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list the family as
Phaffomycetaceae
The Phaffomycetaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding. Species in the family have a widespread distribution.
The family are named after ''Phaffomyces'' but it was placed in the Pichiaceae fungi fami ...
.
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
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
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
botanist
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and emeritus professor of biology in the
College of Arts and Sciences
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at
Syracuse University
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.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
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Starmerella aceti
''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, t ...
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* ''
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, t ...
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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, t ...
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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, t ...
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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, t ...
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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, t ...
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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, t ...
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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, t ...
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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, t ...
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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, t ...
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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 (biology), order is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family ( ...
''
* ''
Starmerella davenportii''
* ''
Starmerella etchellsii''
* ''
Starmerella floricola''
* ''
Starmerella floris''
* ''
Starmerella geochares''
* ''
Starmerella gropengiesseri''
* ''
Starmerella henanensis''
* ''
Starmerella ilheusensis''
* ''
Starmerella khaoyaiensis''
* ''
Starmerella kuoi''
* ''
Starmerella lactis-condensi''
* ''
Starmerella litoralis''
* ''
Starmerella magnoliae''
* ''
Starmerella meliponinorum''
* ''
Starmerella neotropicalis''
* ''
Starmerella opuntiae''
* ''
Starmerella potacharoeniae''
* ''
Starmerella riodocensis''
* ''
Starmerella roubikii''
* ''
Starmerella scarabaei''
* ''
Starmerella sirachaensis''
* ''
Starmerella sorbosivorans''
* ''
Starmerella stellata''
* ''
Starmerella vaccinii''
* ''
Starmerella vitae''
References
External links
*
Starmerella' at
Index Fungorum
Saccharomycetes
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