Moniliaceae

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Moniliaceae - family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies family Moniliaceae fungus family - includes lichen families Moniliales, order Moniliales - order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium genus Trichophyton, Trichophyton - a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus genus Microsporum, Microsporum - a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm genus Monilia - genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida Cercosporella, genus Cercosporella - form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores genus Penicillium, Penicillium - genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin