Phaffomyces
Genus of fungi
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Phaffomyces is a genus of fungi within the Phaffomycetales order.[1] It is placed within the Phaffomycetaceae fungi family.[2]
| Phaffomyces | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Phaffomycetales |
| Family: | Phaffomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Phaffomyces Y. Yamada |
| Type species | |
| Phaffomyces opuntiae (Starmer, Phaff, M. Miranda, M.W. Mill. & J.S.F. Barker) Y. Yamada | |
| Species | |
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The genus name of Phaffomyces is in honour of Herman Jan Phaff (1913–2001),[3] who was a scientist who specialised in the ecology of yeast.[4]
The genus was circumscribed by Yuzo Yamada in Bull. Fac. Agric. Shizuoka Univ. vol.47 on page 30 in 1997.
Species
As accepted by GBIF;
- Phaffomyces antillensis (Starmer, Phaff, Tredick, M.Miranda & V.Aberdeen) Y.Yamada, H.Kawas., Nagats., Mikata & T.Seki
- Phaffomyces opuntiae (Starmer, Phaff, M.Miranda, M.W.Mill. & J.S.F.Barker) Y.Yamada
- Phaffomyces thermotolerans (Starmer, Phaff, M.Miranda, M.W.Mill. & J.S.F.Barker) Y.Yamada & Higashi
- Phaffomyces usticensis C.Carvalho, Settanni, J.P.Samp. & Moschetti
