Pichiaceae

Pichiaceae
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
See text

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.

Genera

As listed by GBIF;

• Allodekkera (2)
• Brettanomyces N.H.Claussen ex Custers (5)
• Byrrha
• Dekkera Van der Walt (23)
• Enteroramus R.W.Lichtwardt, M.M.White, M.J.Cafaro & J.K.Misra, 1999
• Hansenula Syd. & P.Syd., 1919 (7)
• Issatchenkia Kudryavtsev (37)
• Komagataella Y.Yamada, M.Matsuda, K.Maeda & Mikata, 1995 (21)
• Kregervanrija Kurtzman (7)
• Martiniozyma Kurtzman, 2015 (5)
• Nakazawaea Y.Yamada, K.Maeda & Mikata (31)
• Phaffomyces Y.Yamada, 1997 (6)
• Pichia E.C.Hansen, 1904 (155)
• Saturnispora Z.Liu & Kurtzman (40)
• Willia Groenewege, 1920

Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus. ^[2]

References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
2. "Pichiaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 July 2022.