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Metschnikowia

Metschnikowia is a genus of yeast in the family Metschnikowiaceae. Cells are usually spherical to ellipsoid. Asci are elongate and contain one or two needle shaped ascospores. Metschnikowia bicuspidata is the type species. Metschnikowia pulcherrima has been investigated for use in winemaking and as a substitute for Palm oil.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Metschnikowia lochheadii

speciesMetschnikowia lochheadii

Metschnikowia hawaiiensis

speciesMetschnikowia hawaiiensis

Metschnikowia hawaiiana

speciesMetschnikowia hawaiiana

Metschnikowia kipukae

speciesMetschnikowia kipukae

Metschnikowia pulcherrima

speciesMetschnikowia pulcherrima

Metschnikowia lopburiensis

speciesMetschnikowia lopburiensis

Metschnikowia torresii

speciesMetschnikowia torresii

Metschnikowia ipomoeae

speciesMetschnikowia ipomoeae

Metschnikowia bicuspidata

speciesMetschnikowia bicuspidata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 450118.