Moniliella
Encyclopedia
Moniliella is a genus
of fungi in the subphylum
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
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the subphylum
Subphylum
In life, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank intermediate between phylum and superclass. The rank of subdivision in plants and fungi is equivalent to subphylum.Not all phyla are divided into subphyla...
Ustilaginomycotina
Ustilaginomycotina
Ustilaginomycotina refers to a subphylum within the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi, consisting of the classes Entorrhizomycetes, Ustilaginomycetes, Exobasidiomycetes and the order Malassezia.-External links:*...
. Some species of Moniliella can cause disease in humans and in cats. The genus includes the black, yeast-like fungi in the Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is one of two large phyla that, together with the Ascomycota, comprise the subkingdom Dikarya within the Kingdom Fungi...
, although the black, yeast-like fungi also include some species from the Ascomycota
Ascomycota
The Ascomycota are a Division/Phylum of the kingdom Fungi, and subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the Sac fungi. They are the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species...
.
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 osmophileOsmophileOsmophilic organisms are microorganisms adapted to environments with high osmotic pressures, such as high sugar concentrations. Osmophiles are similar to halophillic organisms because a critical aspect of both types of environment is their low water activity, aW...