Malassezia furfur

Malassezia furfur

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malasseziaceae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Basidiomycota Subdivisio: Ustilaginomycotina Classis: Malasseziomycetes Ordo: Malasseziales Familia: Malasseziaceae

Genus: Malassezia
Species: Malassezia furfur

Name

Malassezia furfur C.P. Robin, 1853

Synonymy

• Sporotrichum furfur Sacc., 1886
• Oidium furfur Zopf, 1890
• Cryptococcus aggregatus H.W. Anderson, 1917
• Monilia furfur Vuill., 1931
• Pityrosporum furfur C.W. Emmons, Binford & Utz, 1970
• Saccharomyces sphaericus Bizz., 1884
• Pityrosporum sphaericum Cif., 1960
• Saccharomyces ovalis Bizz., 1884
• Pityrosporum ovale Castell. & Chalm., 1913
• Malassezia ovalis Acton & Panja, 1927
• Torulopsis ovalis F.P. Almeida, 1933
• Cryptococcus capillitii Vuill.
• Saccharomyces capillitii Oudem. & Pekelh., 1885
• Pityrosporum malassezii Sabour., 1904
• Dermatophyton malassezii Dold, 1910
• Cryptococcus malassezii Benedek, 1930
• Cryptococcus gracilioides Castell., 1925
• Cryptococcus psoriasis Rivolta, 1873
• Cryptococcus ovalis Vuill.

References

• Benham, R.W., (1935). Cryptococci—their identification by morphology and by serology. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 57(3), pp.255-274.