Pseudallescheria Negr. & I. Fisch., Revista Inst. Bacteriol. Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán’ 12 (201): 5–9 (1944)

MycoBank number: MB 4403; Index Fungorum number: IF 4403; Facesoffungi number: FoF 06835; 8 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 3 species with sequence data.

Type species – Pseudallescheria shearii Negroni & I. Fisch.

Note – Pseudallescheria species are saprobes worldwide and have been isolated from soil, sewage, contaminated water, and the manure of farm animals. Species are also opportunistic pathogens that can cause various infections in humans. The genus was accepted in Microascaceae by Kirk et al. (2013), Sandoval-Denis et al. (2016a), Maharachchikumbura et al. (2015, 2016b) and Wijayawardene et al. (2017a, 2018a). The asexual morphs of Pseudallescheria are undetermined, however, scedosporium-like and graphium-like taxa are probably linked.

Species

  • Pseudallescheria shearii