Malassezia
Translingual
editEtymology
editNamed after French anatomist and histologist Louis-Charles Malassez (1842–1909) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
editMalassezia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malasseziaceae – lipophilic typically nonpathogenic yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause tinea versicolor and seborrheic dermatitis.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Ustilaginomycotina - subphylum; Malasseziales - order; Malasseziaceae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Malassezia furfur - type species
References
edit- Malassezia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Malassezia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Malassezia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Malassezia at Index Fungorum
- Malassezia at MycoBank