| binomial_authority =<ref name="spnov">{{Cite journal | last1 = Chang | first1 = C. F. | last2 = Lin | first2 = Y. C. | last3 = Chen | first3 = S. F. | last4 = Carvajal Barriga | first4 = E. J. | last5 = Barahona | first5 = P. P. | last6 = James | first6 = S. A. | last7 = Bond | first7 = C. J. | last8 = Roberts | first8 = I. N. | last9 = Lee | first9 = C. F. | doi = 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.09.012 | title = ''Candida theae'' sp. nov., a new anamorphic beverage-associated member of the Lodderomyces clade | journal = International Journal of Food Microbiology | volume = 153 | issue = 1–2 | pages = 10–14 | year = 2012 | pmid = 22088606 | pmc = }}</ref>