Moniliella

Updated on Oct 30, 2023

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Kingdom Fungi Subdivision Ustilaginomycotina Family Moniliellaceae Order Incertae sedis		Division Basidiomycota Class incertae sedis Rank Genus
Similar Aureobasidium, Wallemiomycetes, Ustilaginomycotina, Exophiala, Scopulariopsis

Moniliella is a genus of fungi in the subdivision Ustilaginomycotina. Some species of Moniliella can cause disease in humans and in cats. The genus includes the black, yeast-like fungi in the Basidiomycota, although the black, yeast-like fungi also include some species from the Ascomycota.

Species

List of species:

M. acetoabutans

M. fonsecae

M. madida (formerly in Trichosporonoides)

M. megachiliensis (formerly in Trichosporonoides)

M. mellis

M. nigrescens (formerly in Trichosporonoides)

M. oedocephalis (formerly in Trichosporonoides)

M. pollinis

M. spathulata (formerly in Trichosporonoides)

M. suaveolens

M. tomentosa, an osmophile

References

Moniliella Wikipedia

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