The Dipodascaceae 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; Alloascoideacea ...

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

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; however, the placement of ''Sporopachydermia'' and ''Yarrowia'' is uncertain. GBIF accepted all the species and also added ''Magnusiomyces and ''Protendomycopsis'' to the family. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are found in decaying plant tissue, or as spoilage organisms in the

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References

Ascomycota genera Saccharomycetes Taxa named by Adolf Engler Taxa described in 1924 {{yeast-stub