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Bandonia marina

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Bandonia marina
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Cryptococcus marinus (Uden & Zobell) Golubev (1981)
Vanrija marina (Uden & Zobell) R.T. Moore (1987)

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.[1] The species is a marine yeast and is one of the microorganisms that feed on and decompose tarballs in the ocean.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "COL". COL. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. ^ 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.
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