Fungus
phialophora
Subclass of:
Mitosporic Fungi
Definitions related to phialophora:
  • A genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae with short conidiophores and unicellular conidia. Most species within the genus are saprophytes commonly found in soil or on decaying wood. P. richardsiae is a rare causative agent for subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis and P. verrucosa can cause chromoblastomycosis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A mitosporic fungal genus. Phialophora verrucosa is a cause of chromomycosis (CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS). Ophiobolus is the teleomorph of Phialophora.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Phialophora genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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