Salt-loving black yeasts

Smooth black yeast colonies branching into hyphae at the edges.
Black yeasts are polymorphic organisms. In seawater and brine of lower salinities they live as suspended yeast cells and divide by budding. When the water dries up or they come across a solid surface they grow as filaments of interwoven hyphae, which explore new niches and absorb food.

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