Kriegeriales
Sign in to saveThe Kriegeriales are an order of fungi in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina. Most species are known only from their yeast states and can be found in a variety of habitats, ranging from arctic waters to tropical ferns. Hyphal states produce auricularioid (laterally septate) basidia.
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The Kriegeriales are an order of fungi in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina. Most species are known only from their yeast states and can be found in a variety of habitats, ranging from arctic waters to tropical ferns. Hyphal states produce auricularioid (laterally septate) basidia.
==Taxonomy== The order was described in 2013 based on evidence from DNA sequence data that showed that a newly discovered neotropical yeast, Meredithblackwellia eburnea, was closely related to several species in the genera Kriegeria, Camptobasidium and Glaciozyma. Further research added the new genera Phenoliferia and Yamadamyces to accommodate several yeast species formerly placed in Rhodotorula.
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