Phialophora

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

1. 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.