Schizosaccharomycetes
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Division:Ascomycota
Subdivision:Taphrinomycotina
Class:Schizosaccharomycetes
O.E. Erikss. & Winka 1997[1][2]
O.E. Erikss. & Winka 1997[1][2]
| Schizosaccharomycetes | |
|---|---|
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| fission yeast culture | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Taphrinomycotina |
| Class: | Schizosaccharomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka 1997[1][2] |
| Orders | |
The Schizosaccharomycetes are a class in the kingdom of fungi. It contains the order Schizosaccharomycetales, the fission yeasts. The genus Schizosaccharomyces is a broad and ancient clade within Ascomycota including five known fission yeast: Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Schizosaccharomyces japonicius, Schizosaccharomyces octosporus, and Schizosaccharomyces cryophilus, and Schizosaccharomyces osmophilus.
