Phylum Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. (1998) - sac fungi
   Subphylum Saccharomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka (1997) [monotypic] - budding yeasts
     Class Saccharomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka (1997), nom. inval. [monotypic] see Class Saccharomycetes G.Winter (1880)
       Order Saccharomycetales Luerss. (1877)
         Family Metschnikowiaceae T. Kamienski (1899)
           Genus Kodamaea Y. Yamada, Tom. Suzuki, M. Matsuda & Mikata (1995)