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  2. Saccharomycetes are known for being able to comprise a monophyletic lineage with a single order of about 1,000 known species. These yeasts live as decomposers, feeding on dead and decaying wood, leaves, litter, and other organic matter.

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  3. Sep 13, 2010 · Description and Significance. The genus Saccharomyces are unicellular fungi, or "yeasts." The name Saccharomyces means "sugar fungus." S. cerevesiae is also known as brewer's yeast for brewing beer. Many signalling pathways of universal importance in eukaryotes were first discovered in Saccharomyces.

  4. The Saccharomycetaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are present in a wide variety of habitats, especially those with a plentiful supply of carbohydrate sources. [1]

  5. The subdivision includes a single class: Saccharomycetes, which again contains a single order: Saccharomycetales. Notable members of Saccharomycotina are the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the genus Candida that includes several human pathogens.

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