Bandonia marina
| Bandonia marina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Bandonia marina (Uden & Zobell) Yurkov, Xin Zhan Liu, F.Y. Bai, M. Groenew. & Boekhout (2015) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Candida marina Uden & Zobell (1962) | |
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. The species is a marine yeast and is one of the microorganisms that feed on and decompose tarballs in the ocean.