 Phylum：Basidiomycota >> Class： Basidiomycetes >> Order： Sporidiales |
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 BCRC Number： |
NO BCRC Number! | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Rhodotorula rubescens | |||
| Author： |
Rhodotorula rubescens Saito) Harrison, Trans. R. Soc. Candida, 3rd Ser. 21, Sect. 5, 341-380, 1927.. |
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| Description： |
Growth onYM agar: After 7 days at 25℃, streak culture is pink to orange, smooth, glistening and raised. The edge is entire. Growth in YM broth: After 3 days at 25℃, cell are globose or ellipsoidal. Cell size are (2.5-7.0 ×2.0-9.5 μm), single and in pair. Reproduction by multilateral budding. Dalmau plate culture on corn meal agar: After 7 days at 25℃, pseudomycelium is absent. | |||
| Specimens： |
1401, sea water, Jenbieng, Taitung, Taiwan, July, 1999. |
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| Habitat： |
Sea water | |||
| Distribution： |
Taiwan, Sweden, Japan, USA, Malaysia, Germany, Southern Pacific Ocean, Bahamas. |
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| References： |
Fell, JW and Statzell-Statzell, A. 2000. |
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| Provided： |
P. H. Wang |
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| Note： |
This species is placed in biological safety level 1. Teleomorph: Rhodosporidium toruloides Banno (1967). | |||