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).

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Opisthokont: Fungi classification, fungal orders

Domain: Archaea; Bacteria; Eukaryota
(Kingdom: Plant; Hacrobia; Heterokont; Alveolata; Rhizaria; Excavata; Amoebozoa; Animal; Fungi)

Dikarya

Ascomycota

Pezizomycotina

leotiomyceta	Geoglossomycetes dothideomyceta (Arthoniomycetes/ Dothideomycetes) Eurotiomycetes Lecanoromycetes sordariomyceta ((Leotiomycetes (Sordariomycetes/ Laboulbeniomycetes)) Lichinomycetes

Other	Orbiliomycetes Pezizomycetes

Saccharomycotina

Saccharomycetes

Mucoromycotina	Endogonales Mucorales Chaetocladiaceae Choanephoraceae Cunninghamellaceae Gilbertellaceae Mortierellaceae Mucoraceae Mycotyphaceae Phycomycetaceae Pilobolaceae Radiomycetaceae Saksenaeaceae Syncephalastraceae Thamnidiaceae Umbelopsidaceae Mortierellales

Entomophthoromycotina	Entomophthorales Basidiobolaceae Ancylistaceae

Kickxellomycotina	Asellariales Kickxellales Dimargaritales Harpellales

Zoopagomycotina	Zoopagales

Other

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