| Saitoella complicata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Subphylum: | Taphrinomycotina |
| Class: | Taphrinomycetes |
| Order: | Taphrinales |
| Family: | Protomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Saitoella |
| Species: | S. complicata |
| Binomial name | |
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Saitoella complicata Goto, Sugiy., Hamam. & Komag. (1987) |
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Saitoella complicata is a rare fungus that is one of the nearest relatives of S. pombe, a widely used model species. While related fungi are pathogens of plants or animals, S. complicata feeds on decaying matter. Its genome has been sequenced by the Joint Genome Institute.