Cystofilobasidiaceae Explained

The Cystofilobasidiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Cystofilobasidiales. Phylogenetic analyses shows that this family is clearly distinct from other yeast-like families of the Tremellomycetes.^[1] The family currently contains the single genus Cystofilobasidium. Additional genera previously referred to the Cystofilobasidiaceae are now placed in the Mrakiaceae.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Sampaio JP, Gadanho M, Bauer R . 2001 . Taxonomic studies on the genus Cystofilobasidium: description of Cystofilobasidium ferigula sp. nov. and clarification of the status of Cystofilobasidium lari-marini . Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.. 51 . Pt 1 . 221–229. 10.1099/00207713-51-1-221 . 11211262 .
2. Liu XZ, Wang QM, Göker M, Groenewald M, Kachalkin AV, Lumbsch HT, Millanes AM, Wedin M, Yurkov AM, Boekhout T, Bai FY . 2015 . Towards an integrated phylogenetic classification of the Tremellomycetes . Studies in Mycology . 81 . 85–147 . 10.1016/j.simyco.2015.12.001. free . 26955199 . 4777781 .