Kingdom Fungi Class Taphrinomycetes Phylum Ascomycota Rank Species | Subphylum Taphrinomycotina Family Protomycetaceae Genus Saitoella Order Taphrinomycetes | |
Similar Saitoella, Taphrinomycotina, Protomyces macrosporus, Taphrinomycetes, Neolecta | ||
Saitoella complicata is a rare fungus that is one of the nearest relatives of S. pombe, a widely used model species. While related fungi are pathogens of plants or animals, S. complicata feeds on decaying matter. Its genome has been sequenced by the Joint Genome Institute.
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