Scedosporium
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| Scedosporium | |
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| 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.[1]