Bandonia marina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Tremellomycetes |
Order: | Trichosporonales |
Family: | Tetragoniomycetaceae |
Genus: | Bandonia Yurkov, Xin Zhan Liu, F.Y. Bai, M. Groenew. & Boekhout (2015) |
Species: | B. marina |
Binomial name | |
Bandonia marina (Uden & Zobell) Yurkov, Xin Zhan Liu, F.Y. Bai, M. Groenew. & Boekhout (2015) | |
Synonyms | |
Candida marina Uden & Zobell (1962) |
Bandonia marina is a species of fungus in the family Tetragoniomycetaceae, first described as Candida marina in 1962. It is currently the only species in the monotypic genus Bandonia. The species is a marine yeast and is one of the microorganisms that feed on and decompose tarballs in the ocean.
References
- "COL". COL. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- Itah, A. Y.; Essien, J. P. (October 2005). "Growth Profile and Hydrocarbonoclastic Potential of Microorganisms Isolated from Tarballs in the Bight of Bonny, Nigeria". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 21 (6–7): 1317–1322. doi:10.1007/s11274-004-6694-z. ISSN 0959-3993. S2CID 84888286.
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Bandonia marina | |
Candida marina |