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Cephaloascaceae

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Scientific name
  
Cephaloascaceae

Rank
  
Family

Division
  
Ascomycota

Higher classification
  
Saccharomycetales

Order
  
Saccharomycetales

Similar
  
Ascoideaceae, Sac fungi, Saccharomycetes, Saccharomycetales

The Cephaloascaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. A monotypic taxon, it contains the single genus Cephaloascus. Species in the family are distributed in Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom, where they grow on coniferous wood or other fungi, or are associated with insects.

References

Cephaloascaceae Wikipedia