Metschnikowiaceae
Encyclopedia
The Metschnikowiaceae are a family
of yeast
s in the order Saccharomycetales
that reproduce by budding
. It contains the genera
Clavispora and Metschnikowia. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in tropical areas.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of yeast
Yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described estimated to be only 1% of all fungal species. Most reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by an asymmetric division process called budding...
s in the order Saccharomycetales
Saccharomycetales
Saccharomycetales is an order in the kingdom of fungi that comprises the budding yeasts and includes twelve families.-Genera incertae sedis:...
that reproduce by budding
Budding
Budding is a form of asexual reproduction in which a new organism grows on another one. The new organism remains attached as it grows, separating from the parent organism only when it is mature. Since the reproduction is asexual, the newly created organism is a clone and is genetically identical...
. It contains the genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Clavispora and Metschnikowia. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in tropical areas.