Saitoella complicata

Saitoella complicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Taphrinomycetes
Order: Taphrinales
Family: Protomycetaceae
Genus: Saitoella
Species:
S. complicata
Binomial name
Saitoella complicata
Goto, Sugiy., Hamam. & Komag. (1987)

Saitoella complicata is a rare fungus that is one of the nearest relatives of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a widely used model species. While related fungi are pathogens of plants or animals, S. complicata feeds on decaying matter. Its genome has been sequenced by the Joint Genome Institute.

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