Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
| Paracoccidioides brasiliensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Onygenales |
| Family: | Ajellomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Paracoccidioides |
| Species: | P. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Splend.) F.P.Almeida (1930) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Zymonema brasiliensis Splend. (1912) | |
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a dimorphic fungus and one of the two species that cause paracoccidioidomycosis (the other being Paracoccidioides lutzii). The fungus has been affiliated with the family Ajellomycetaceae (division Ascomycota) although a sexual state or teleomorph has not yet been found.