Phaffomyces

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Phaffomyces
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Ascomycota
Subphylum:
Saccharomycotina
Class:
Saccharomycetes
Order:
Saccharomycetales
Family:
Pichiaceae
Genus:
Phaffomyces

Y. Yamada
Type species
Phaffomyces opuntiae
(Starmer, Phaff, M. Miranda, M.W. Mill. & J.S.F. Barker) Y. Yamada
Species

See text

Phaffomyces is a

fungi within the Saccharomycetales order.[1] It is placed within the Pichiaceae fungi family.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
  2. ^ "Phaffomyces Y.Yamada, 1997". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. PMID 3535641
    .
  4. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8
    . Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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