NECTAROMYCES 



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The three genera of the Candidoideae, as we have given them, 

 are large and inclusive. In the future it is possible that it may be 

 found advisable to follow the lead of several eminent mycolo- 

 gists ^' ■*• ^' " and recognize in addition to Candida, Trichosporon, 

 and Geotrichum some of the following genera: Pseudomycoderma, 

 Blastodendrion, Mycotorula, Euantiothamus, Pseudomonilia, Bret- 



FiG. 120. Nectaromyces from nectar. 



tanomyoes, Proteomyces, Redaellia, IMycotoruloides, Mycocandida, 

 Geotrichoides, or possibly others! And although the three generic 

 names that we use are those employed by Diddens and Lodder, even 

 these are not universally accepted. Geotrichum seems to be clearly 

 valid but Candida and Trichosporon may have to be validated by 

 authoritative congresses or replaced by other names. It is easy to 

 see why these forms are so poorly understood by the average bac- 

 teriologist. It might be emphasized that real progress is being made 

 in the understanding of these forms, and a usable classification will 

 undoubtedly follow. 



Nectaromyces. The family Nectaromycetaceae has only a single 

 genus, Nectaromyces,^ formerly called Anthomyces. These yeasts 

 are found in the nectar of flowers, in which they appear character- 



