Phaffomyces

Phaffomyces is a genus of fungi within the Phaffomycetales order. It is placed within the Phaffomycetaceae 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 in Bull. Fac. Agric. Shizuoka Univ. vol.47 on page 30 in 1997.