Malassezia
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after French anatomist and histologist Louis-Charles Malassez (1842–1909) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
[edit]Malassezia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malasseziaceae – lipophilic typically nonpathogenic yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause tinea versicolor and seborrheic dermatitis.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Ustilaginomycotina - subphylum; Malasseziales - order; Malasseziaceae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Malassezia furfur - type species
References
[edit]- Malassezia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Malassezia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Malassezia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Malassezia at Index Fungorum
- Malassezia at MycoBank