Wickerhamomyces
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| Wickerhamomyces | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Phaffomycetales |
| Family: | Wickerhamomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Wickerhamomyces Kurtzman, Robnett & Bas.-Powers, 2008 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Wickerhamomyces canadensis Kurtzman, Robnett & Basehoar-Powers | |
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Wickerhamomyces is a genus of fungi within the Phaffomycetales order. It is placed within the family of Phaffomycetaceae.[2]
The fungi has asexual reproduction and that budding is multilateral on a narrow base. The cells are spherical, ovoid, or elongate in shape. Pseudohyphae and true hyphae (a long, branching, filamentous structure) are produced by some species. In sexual reproduction, it is found that the asci (spore bearing cell) may be unconjugated or show conjugation between a cell and its bud or between independent cells. Some species are heterothallic (species have sexes that reside in different individuals). Asci may be persistent or deliquescent and form one to four ascospores that may be hat-shaped or spherical with an equatorial ledge.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus name of Wickerhamomyces is in honour of Lynferd J. Wickerham (1910-1990), who was an American botanist and taxonomist, who worked at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research.[3] In 1970, Wickerham had authored 'Genus 14. Pachysolen Boidin et Adzet, pp. 448–454. In J. Lodder (ed.), The Yeasts. A taxonomic study, 2nd ed. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam.'
The genus was circumscribed by Cletus P. Kurtzman, Christie J. Robnett and Eleanor Basehoar-Powers in FEMS Yeast Res. vol.8 (Issue 6) on page 951 in 2008.[1]