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de·mat·i·a·ceous (de-mat″e-aґshəs) 1. dark brown to black in color; said of fungi. The color usually comes from pigment in the cell wall or other parts. 2. of or pertaining to a fungus of the family Dematiaceae.
Bipolaris sp., a dematiaceous fungus, darkly pigmented by melanin in the cell walls.
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Dematiaceous — is a term to denote dark colored. It is generally used to refer to a group of fungi, the Dematiaceous molds, that produce melanin in their cell walls[1]. The melanin is responsible for the characteristic brown color of the fungal colonies when… … Wikipedia
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dematiaceous — adjective see dematiaceae … Useful english dictionary
dematiaceous hypha — a hypha that is dark colored owing to the presence of melanin … Medical dictionary
Bipolaris — Genus of dematiaceous fungi that are among the causes of phaeohyphomycosis; some Drechslera and Helminthosporium species are now classified as B. species. B. australiensis species of dematiaceous fungi that is am … Medical dictionary
chromoblastomycosis — A localized chronic mycosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissues characterized by skin lesions so rough and irregular as to present a cauliflowerlike appearance; caused by dematiaceous fungi such as Phialophora verrucosa, Exophiala (wangiella)… … Medical dictionary
Agarwood — Aquilaria tree showing darker agarwood. Poachers had scraped off the bark to allow the tree to be come infected by the ascomycetous mold. Agarwood or oodh (or just agar) is a dark resinous heartwood that forms in Aquilaria and Gyrinops[1] trees… … Wikipedia
Curvularia — geniculata Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi … Wikipedia
Alternaria — Taxobox name = Alternaria image width = 280px image caption = Alternaria sp. regnum = Fungi phylum = Ascomycota subdivisio = Pezizomycotina classis = Dothideomycetes ordo = Pleosporales family = Pleosporaceae genus = Alternaria subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
Chaetomium — A Chaetomium perithecium Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
