Cladophialophora

Cladophialophora
Cladophialophora carrionii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Chaetothyriales
Family: Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus: Cladophialophora
Borelli (1980)
Type species
Cladophialophora ajelloi
Borelli (1980)

Cladophialophora is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. It has 35 species.[1] The genus contains black yeast-like fungi, some of which are species of important medical significance. Cladophialophora bantiana causes the rare brain disease cerebral phaeohyphomycosis.[2] Cladophialophora carrionii is a common cause of chromoblastomycosis in semi-arid climates.[3] Some of the species are endophytes–associating with plants. For example, Cladophialophora yegresii is a cactus endophyte, which is sometimes introduced into humans via cactus spines.[4]

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