Stachybotrys chartarum

Stachybotrys chartarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Stachybotryaceae
Genus:	Stachybotrys
Species:	S. chartarum
Binomial name
	Stachybotrys chartarum; (Ehrenb.) S.Hughes (1958)
Synonyms
	List Stilbospora chartarum Ehrenb. (1818) ; Oospora chartarum (Ehrenb.) Wallr. (1833) ; Stachybotrys atrus Corda (1837) ; Sporocybe lobulata Berk. (1841) ; Stachybotrys lobulatus (Berk.) Berk. (1860) ; Stachybotrys scaber Cooke & Harkn. (1884) ; Stachybotrys atrogriseus Ellis & Everh. (1888) ; Stachybotrys atrus f. lobulatus Verona (1939) ; Stachybotrys atrus var. brevicaulis Verona (1939) ; Stachybotrys lobulatus var. angustisporus M.Moreau & Moreau (1941) ; Stachybotrys lobulatus var. macrus Pidopl. (1953) ;

Stachybotrys chartarum (/stækiːˈbɒtrɪs tʃɑːrˈtɛərəm/, stak-ee-BO-tris char-TARE-əm),^[2] also known as black mold^[3] is a species of microfungus that produces its conidia in slime heads.

Because of misinformation, S. chartarum has been inappropriately referred to as toxic mold. A variety of health problems have been misattributed to S. chartarum.^[4]

^ Cite error: The named reference Species Fungorum synonymy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Medical Definition of STACHYBOTRYS". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Mold". National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ Chang C, Gershwin ME (December 2019). "The Myth of Mycotoxins and Mold Injury". Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. 57 (3): 449–455. doi:10.1007/s12016-019-08767-4. PMID 31608429.

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[merriam-2] "Medical Definition of STACHYBOTRYS". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[NIEHS-3] "Mold". National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[myth-4] Chang C, Gershwin ME (December 2019). "The Myth of Mycotoxins and Mold Injury". Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. 57 (3): 449–455. doi:10.1007/s12016-019-08767-4. PMID 31608429.

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