Pichiaceae | |
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Colonies of Brettanomyces bruxellensis on agar plate containing phloxine B | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Saccharomycetes |
Order: | Saccharomycetales |
Family: | Pichiaceae Zender, 1925 |
Type genus | |
Pichia Zender
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Genera | |
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The Pichiaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains four genera,[1] but GBIF lists 15 genera.[2] The family was named by Zender in 1925.