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Webster 1913 Edition
Saccharomycetes
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Sacˊcha-ro-my-ce′tes
,Noun.
pl.
(Biol.)
A family of fungi consisting of the one genus Saccharomyces.
Definition 2024
Saccharomycetes
Saccharomycetes
See also: saccharomycetes
Translingual
Proper noun
Saccharomycetes
- A taxonomic class within the subphylum Saccharomycotina – the budding yeasts or true yeasts.
Hypernyms
- (class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Saccharomycotina - subphylum
Hyponyms
- (class): Saccharomycetales - the only order
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521