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Stachybotrys chartarum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Stachybotryaceae |
Genus: | Stachybotrys |
Species: | S. chartarum
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Stachybotrys chartarum | |
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Stachybotrys chartarum (/stækiːˈbɒtrɪs tʃɑːrˈtɛərəm/, stak-ee-BO-tris char-TARE-əm,[2] also known as black mold[3] is a species of microfungus that produces its conidia in slime heads.
Because of misinformation, S. chartarum has been inappropriately referred to as toxic mold. A variety of health problems have been misattributed to S. chartarum.[4]
Species Fungorum synonymy
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).