ABSTRACT
Currently, the genus Rhinocladiella consists of eight recognized species: Rhinocladiella anceps (synonyms: Ramichloridium anceps and Veronaea parvispora), Rhinocladiella aquaspersa (obsolete synonym: Ramichloridium cerophilum), Rhinocladiella atrovirens, Rhinocladiella basitona (synonym: Ramichloridium basitonum), Rhinocladiella fasciculata (basionym: Ramichloridium fasciculatum), Rhinocladiella mackenziei (obsolete synonyms: Ramichloridium mackenziei, Ramichloridium obovoidea, and Ramichloridium obovoiedum), Rhinocladiella phaeophora, and Rhinocladiella similis, in addition to 24 unassigned species [1-4]. Of these, Rhinocladiella aquaspersa, Rhinocladiella atrovirens, and Rhinocladiella mackenziei have been shown to infect humans [5]. Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a serious human pathogen, causing cerebral phaeohyphomycosis while Rhinocladiella aquaspersa is often associated with localized chromoblastomycosis lesions [6-8].
