Dipodascaceae | |
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Geotrichum candidum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Saccharomycetes |
Order: | Saccharomycetales |
Family: | Dipodascaceae Engl. & E.Gilg (1924) |
Type genus | |
Dipodascus Lagerh. (1892)
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Genera | |
The Dipodascaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains four genera; however, the placement of Sporopachydermia and Yarrowia is uncertain.[2] GBIF accepted all the species and also added Magnusiomyces and Protendomycopsis to the family.[1] Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are found in decaying plant tissue, or as spoilage organisms in the food industry.[3]