candida stellata candida stellata candida stellata is a species of yeast of the genus candida. the year of 1978 saw work of yarrow & meyer the yeast was reclassified to its current name from saccharomyces stellatus, which was initially described by kroemer and krumbholz in 1931. candida stellata scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: saccharomycetes order: saccharomycetales family: saccharomycetaceae genus: candida species: c. stellata binomial name candida stellata(kroemer & krumbholz) s.a. mey. & yarrow