title: Arxula gen. nov. (Candidaceae), a new anamorphic, arthroconidial yeast genus.
abstract: The new genus Arxula is proposed for the classification of xerotolerant, ascomycetous, anamorphic, arthroconidial yeasts. The genus is considered to be of endomycetaceous affinity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Food Science & Technology, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Van der Walt
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D005848:Geotrichum / Q000145:classification; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000145:classification