Torula aeria Cryptococcus aerius Solicoccozyma aeria is a species of fungus in the family Piskurozymaceae.

It secretes amylase at the end of its exponential phase, and it is believed to produce the most amylase at 30 °C between pH 4.5 and pH 6.

It is believed that the amylases produced by S. aeria are able to digest raw starch; this has been studied extensively, because breaking down raw starch has become increasingly important in the production of materials such as liquid fuel and chemicals.

This species' ability to break down starch is greatly improved when it is co-cultured with Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Solicoccozyma aeria is able to use glucose, galactose, maltose and starch as sole carbon sources, and it is able to use nitrate and nitrite as sole nitrogen sources.