title: Phaffomyces
text: # Phaffomyces
  
  Phaffomyces is a genus of fungi within the Saccharomycetales order. It is placed within the Pichiaceae fungi family.
  
  The genus name of Phaffomyces is in honour of Herman Jan Phaff (1913–2001), who was a scientist who specialised in the ecology of yeast.
  
  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
  