saccharomycomorpha saccharomycomorpha saccharomycomorpha is a genus of non-flagellated protists with a rare yeast-like appearance, containing the single species saccharomycomorpha psychra. it is the only genus of the family saccharomycomorphidae, within the cercozoan order glissomonadida. before its description in 2021 it was known as clade t, recovered from environmental dna in previous phylogenetic analyses. saccharomycomorpha scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: sar phylum: cercozoa class: sarcomonadea order: glissomonadida family: saccharomycomorphidaefeng, he, jiang, zhang & yu, 2021 genus: saccharomycomorphafeng, he, jiang, zhang & yu, 2021 species: s. psychra binomial name saccharomycomorpha psychrafeng, he, jiang, zhang & yu, 2021 type strain cpcc 300049 morphology and behavior saccharomycomorpha psychra is a unicellular protist composed of round unflagellated cells, which is a unique morphological characteristic among glissomonadida. it is able to withstand temperatures of 4 °c and its optimal growth is mainly 20 °c, making it a psychrophilic organism. ecology the species was isolated from lichen and moss found in both the arctic (svalbard) and maritime antarctica (king george island), respectively. these areas have a flora mainly consisting of lichens and mosses. although glissomonads are mainly bacterivorous, saccharomycomorpha is perhaps an osmotrophic or parasitic species, since it is able to grow in a culture medium without the presence of bacteria.