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''Scedosporium'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Microascaceae The Microascaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. The family was published by David Malloch in 1970, an emended description based on Everet Stanley Luttrell's original 1951 publication. Descripti ...
. The genus shed the alternative name ''
Pseudallescheria ''Pseudallescheria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. See also * Pseudallescheriasis ''Pseudallescheria boydii'' is a species of fungus classified in the Ascomycota. It is associated with some forms of eumycetoma/ maduromycosi ...
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One Fungus, One Name In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the Biological life cycle, life cycles of fungi in the Phylum, phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a Asc ...
" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the
anamorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body. *Anamorph: an ase ...
and
teleomorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body. *Anamorph: an ase ...
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Species and species complexes

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Scedosporium apiospermum ''Pseudallescheria boydii'' is a species of fungus classified in the Ascomycota. It is associated with some forms of eumycetoma/ maduromycosis and is the causative agent of pseudallescheriasis. Typically found in stagnant and polluted water, it ...
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Species complex In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
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Scedosporium angustum ''Scedosporium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the "One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the anamo ...
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Scedosporium apiospermum ''Pseudallescheria boydii'' is a species of fungus classified in the Ascomycota. It is associated with some forms of eumycetoma/ maduromycosis and is the causative agent of pseudallescheriasis. Typically found in stagnant and polluted water, it ...
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Scedosporium boydii ''Scedosporium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the " One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the anam ...
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Scedosporium fusarium ''Scedosporium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the "One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the anamo ...
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Scedosporium prolificans ''Lomentospora prolificans'' is an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes a wide variety of infections in immunologically normal and immunosuppressed people and animals. It is resistant to most antifungal drugs and infections are often ...
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Scedosporium aurantiacum ''Scedosporium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the "One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the anamo ...
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Scedosporium minutisporum ''Scedosporium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the "One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the anamo ...
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Scedosporium desertorum ''Scedosporium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the "One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the anamo ...
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Scedosporium cereisporum ''Scedosporium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the "One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the anamo ...
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Scedosporium dehoogii ''Scedosporium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the "One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct names for the anamo ...
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See also

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Scedosporiosis Scedosporiosis is the general name for any mycosis - i.e., fungal infection - caused by a fungus from the genus Scedosporium. Current population-based studies suggest ''Scedosporium prolificans'' (also known and recently more commonly referred to a ...
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Pseudallescheria ''Pseudallescheria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. See also * Pseudallescheriasis ''Pseudallescheria boydii'' is a species of fungus classified in the Ascomycota. It is associated with some forms of eumycetoma/ maduromycosi ...
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References

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