Pichiaceae

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.

Pichiaceae
Colonies of Brettanomyces bruxellensis on agar plate containing phloxine B
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Saccharomycetes
Order: Saccharomycetales
Family: Pichiaceae
Zender
Type genus
Pichia
Zender
Genera

See text

Genera

As listed by GBIF;

  • Allodekkera (2)
  • Brettanomyces N.H.Claussen ex Custers (5)
  • Byrrha
  • Dekkera Van der Walt (23)
  • Enteroramus R.W.Lichtwardt, M.M.White, M.J.Cafaro & J.K.Misra, 1999
  • Hansenula Syd. & P.Syd., 1919 (7)
  • Issatchenkia Kudryavtsev (37)
  • Komagataella Y.Yamada, M.Matsuda, K.Maeda & Mikata, 1995 (21)
  • Kregervanrija Kurtzman (7)
  • Martiniozyma Kurtzman, 2015 (5)
  • Nakazawaea Y.Yamada, K.Maeda & Mikata (31)
  • Phaffomyces Y.Yamada, 1997 (6)
  • Pichia E.C.Hansen, 1904 (155)
  • Saturnispora Z.Liu & Kurtzman (40)
  • Willia Groenewege, 1920

Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.[2]

References
  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58.
  2. "Pichiaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 July 2022.


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