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]
| Bandonia marina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Bandonia marina (Uden & Zobell) Yurkov, Xin Zhan Liu, F.Y. Bai, M. Groenew. & Boekhout (2015)
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| Synonyms | |
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Candida marina Uden & Zobell (1962) | |
References
edit- ^ "COL". COL. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ 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.