Bandonia marina

Candida marina Uden & Zobell (1962) Cryptococcus marinus (Uden & Zobell) Golubev (1981) Vanrija marina (Uden & Zobell) R.T. Moore (1987) 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.

[1] The species is a marine yeast and is one of the microorganisms that feed on and decompose tarballs in the ocean.

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