Cryptococcus depauperatus

Cryptococcus depauperatus is a species of fungi in the family Cryptococcaceae. It is notable for its apparent reliance on sexual reproduction and the absence of a known asexual yeast stage under laboratory conditions. Unlike the human pathogenic species Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, C. depauperatus has not been associated with human disease and is primarily of interest as a model for studying fungal sexual reproduction and mating system evolution.