Scedosporium

Scedosporium
Photomicrograph of Scedosporium prolificans colony growing on Modified Leonian's agar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Microascales
Family: Microascaceae
Genus: Scedosporium

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 name for the anamorph and teleomorph.

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