The Saccharomycetaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are present in a wide variety of habitats, especially those with a plentiful supply of carbohydrate sources. The family contains the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, perhaps the most economically important fungus.

Genera

According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, 20 genera are within the family, although for several of these (marked with a question mark below), the placement is uncertain and requires more study. Brettanomyces Candida ?Citeromyces ?Cyniclomyces ?Debaryomyces ?Issatchenkia Kazachstania (synonymous with Arxiozyma) Kluyveromyces Komagataella Kuraishia Lachancea ?Lodderomyces Nakaseomyces ?Pachysolen Pichia Saccharomyces Spathaspora Tetrapisispora Vanderwaltozyma Torulaspora ?Williopsis Zygosaccharomyces Zygotorulaspora Species Fungorum also has Schwanniomyces in the family.