Phialophora

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Translingual

Conidium-laden conidiophores of Phialophora verrucosa

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “broad, flat bowl”) +‎ φορά (phorá, “carrying”, noun).

Proper noun

Phialophora f

A taxonomic genus within the family Herpotrichiellaceae – imperfect fungi of which some forms are important in human mycotic infections (as chromoblastomycosis).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Eurotiomycetes – class; Chaetothyriomycetidae - subclass; Chaetothyriales - order ; Herpotrichiellaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Phialophora verrucosa - type species

References

Phialophora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phialophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Phialophora at Index Fungorum
Phialophora at MycoBank
“Phialophora”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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