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On the basis of affinitive charactersCandida has been restricted to anamorphs related to the Endomycetales. The excluded basidiomycetous anamorphs have been transferred to the emended generaRhodotorula andCryptococcus.
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Weijman, A.C.M., Rodrigues de Miranda, L. & Van Der Walt, J.P. Redefinition ofCandida Berkhout and the consequent emendation ofCryptococcus Kützing andRhodotorula Harrison. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 54, 545–553 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588390
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