Moniliella is a genus of fungi in the subdivision Ustilaginomycotina. It is in the monotypic family Moniliellaceae , which is in the monotypic order Moniliellales which is in the monotypic class Moniliellomycetes .
The family, order and class were originally labelled as incertae sedis. Until 2014, when Moniliellaceae was formed.
Some species of Moniliella can cause disease in humans, and also in cats. The genus includes the black, yeast-like fungi in the Basidiomycota, although the black, yeast-like fungi also include some species from the Ascomycota.
Distribution It has a scattered distribution, found in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Species List of species:
Moniliella acetoabutans Moniliella byzovii Moniliella carnis Moniliella casei Moniliella dehoogii Moniliella fonsecae Moniliella floricola Moniliella macrospora Moniliella madida (formerly in Trichosporonoides) Moniliella megachiliensis (formerly in Trichosporonoides) Moniliella nigrescens (formerly in Trichosporonoides) Moniliella oedocephalis (formerly in Trichosporonoides) Moniliella pollinis Moniliella pyrgileucina Moniliella sojae Moniliella spathulata (formerly in Trichosporonoides) Moniliella tomentosa , an osmophile
Former species; M. mellis = Zygosaccharomyces mellis, Saccharomycetaceae M. suaveolens = Vanrija humicola, Trichosporonaceae M. suaveolens var. nigra = Saprochaete suaveolens, Dipodascaceae M. tomentosa var. pollinis = Moniliella pollinis, Moniliellaceae
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