Trichosporonaceae
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| Trichosporonaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Tremellomycetes |
| Order: | Trichosporonales |
| Family: | Trichosporonaceae Nann. (1934) |
| Genera | |
|
Apiotrichum | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Asterotremellaceae Prillinger et al. (2007) | |
The Trichosporonaceae are a family of fungi in the order Trichosporonales. The family currently contains six genera.[1] Species are not known to produce basidiocarps (fruit bodies), but exist as yeasts or produce septate hyphae with arthroconidia. Several species are human pathogens.[2]