Kingdom Fungi Class Saccharomycetes Family Saccharomycetaceae Scientific name Pichia heedii | Phylum Ascomycota Order Saccharomycetales Genus Pichia Rank Species | |
Similar Stenocereus gummosus, Pachycereus schottii, Metschnikowia, Hanseniaspora, Torulaspora | ||
Pichia heedii is a species of yeast in the family Saccharomycetaceae. Described in 1978, it was found growing on a dead senita cactus plant (Lophocereus schottii) in the Sonoran Desert of Baja California, Mexico. The species was named to honor William B. Heed and his contributions to the study of desert-adapted yeasts.
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