Biology:Trichosporonaceae

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Short description: Family of fungi

Trichosporonaceae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Tremellomycetes
Order: Trichosporonales
Family: Trichosporonaceae
Nann. (1934)
Genera

Apiotrichum
Cutaneotrichosporon
Effuseotrichosporon
Haglerozyma
Trichosporon
Vanrija

Synonyms

Asterotremellaceae Prillinger et al. (2007)

The Trichosporonaceae are a family of fungi in the order Trichosporonales. The family currently contains six genera.[1] Species are not known to produce basidiocarps (fruit bodies), but exist as yeasts or produce septate hyphae with arthroconidia. Several species are human pathogens.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10703252 entry