moniliaceae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Moniliaceae*:
NOUN	plant	Moniliaceae, 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 bodies

English > *Moniliaceae*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies.
Synonym	family Moniliaceae
Member of	Moniliales, order Moniliales	Order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium
Members	Cercosporella, genus Cercosporella	form ... / form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores
	Microsporum, genus Microsporum	A genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae
	Penicillium, genus Penicillium	genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food
	Trichophyton, genus Trichophyton	A genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae
	genus Monilia	genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains
Broader	fungus family	Includes lichen families

HyperDic: moniliaceae