family Moniliaceae

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1.family 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 bodiesMoniliaceaefungus family - includes lichen familiesMoniliales, order Moniliales - order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidiumgenus Trichophyton, Trichophyton - a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favusgenus Microsporum, Microsporum - a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringwormgenus Monilia - genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus CandidaCercosporella, genus Cercosporella - form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophoresgenus 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