Spencer (1967) Moniliella is a genus of fungi in the subdivision Ustilaginomycotina.

[1] The family, order and class were originally labelled as incertae sedis.

[3] Some species of Moniliella can cause disease in humans,[4] and also in cats.

[5] The genus includes the black, yeast-like fungi in the Basidiomycota, although the black, yeast-like fungi also include some species from the Ascomycota.

[6] It has a scattered distribution, found in North and South America, Europe and Asia.