Coccidioides immitis
| Coccidioides immitis | |
|---|---|
| colonies of Coccidioides immitis growing in petri dish | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Onygenales |
| Family: | Onygenaceae |
| Genus: | Coccidioides |
| Species: | C. immitis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccidioides immitis G.W.Stiles (1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
Coccidioides immitis is a pathogenic fungus that resides in the soil in certain parts of the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and a few other areas in the Western Hemisphere.