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Malassezia
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Translingual
thumb|Malassezia furfur species, formerly called Microsporum furfur
Etymology
mul French anatomist histologist Louis-Charles Malassez 1842 1909 = mul ia taxonomic suffix.
Proper noun
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genus family Malasseziaceae family lipophilic typically nonpathogenic yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause tinea versicolor and seborrheic dermatitis
Hypernyms
genus ; Ustilaginomycotina subphylum - subphylum; Malasseziales order - order; Malasseziaceae family - family
Hyponyms
genus Malassezia furfur species - type species
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