Epidermophyton

Epidermophyton

E. floccosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Onygenales
Family:	Arthrodermataceae
Genus:	Epidermophyton
Species
Epidermophyton floccosum Epidermophyton stockdaleae

Epidermophyton is a genus of fungus causing superficial and cutaneous mycoses, including E. floccosum, and causes tinea corporis (ringworm), tinea cruris (jock itch), tinea pedis (athlete’s foot), and tinea unguium (fungal infection of the nail bed).^[1]

References

↑ "Definition of Ringworm". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-13.

Archaea

Bacteria

Eukaryota

Plant

Hacrobia

Heterokont

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Rhizaria

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Animal

Fungi)

Dothideomyceta	Coniocybomycetes Lichinomycetes Arthoniomycetes Dothideomycetes Eurotiomycetes Lecanoromycetes

Sordariomyceta	Xylonomycetes Geoglossomycetes Leotiomycetes Laboulbeniomycetes Sordariomycetes

Other

Hymenomyceta	Dacrymycetales Agaricomycetes

Other	Wallemiomycetes Bartheletiomycetes Tremellomycetes

Entorrhizomycota

Zygomycota
(paraphyletic)

Mucoromycotina	Mortierellomycetes Mucoromycetes

Kickxellomycotina	Zoopagomycetes Kickxellomycetes

Entomophthoromycotina	Neozygitomycetes Basidiobolomycetes Entomophthoromycetes

Other
(paraphyletic)

Blastocladiomycota	Blastocladiomycetes

Chytridiomycota	Neocallimastigomycetes Hyaloraphidiomycetes Monoblepharidomycetes Chytridiomycetes

Olpidiomycetes	Olpidiales

Microsporidia	Metchnikovellea Microsporea

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