Pichiaceae
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| Pichiaceae | |
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| Colonies of Brettanomyces bruxellensis on agar plate containing phloxine B | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pichiomycetes |
| Order: | Pichiales |
| Family: | Pichiaceae Zender, 1925 |
| Type genus | |
| Pichia Zender | |
| Genera | |
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The Pichiaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains four genera,[1] but GBIF lists 15 genera.[2] The family was named by Zender in 1925.
