| Candida theae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Saccharomycotina |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Saccharomycetales |
| Family: | Debaryomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Candida |
| Species: | C. theae |
| Binomial name | |
| Candida theae | |
| Candida theae | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is choice | |
Candida theae is a species of yeast in the genus Candida. The species name means "tea". It was first isolated from Indonesian tea drinks and in Quito from clay pots that contained chicha dating from 680 CE.
authority: Candida theae C.-F. Lee 2012 Lineage( full ) cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; saccharomyceta; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Debaryomycetaceae; Candida/Lodderomyces clade; Candida
But careful genetic analysis showed that two strains of yeast were a new species of Candida, which he named C. theae, meaning "tea."