ABSTRACT
In turn, the genus Stachybotrys is divided into 15 recognized species: Stachybotrys bisbyi, Stachybotrys chartarum, Stachybotrys chlorohalonata, Stachybotrys cylindrospora, Stachybotrys dichroa, Stachybotrys echinata, Stachybotrys elegans, Stachybotrys kampalensis, Stachybotrys longispora, Stachybotrys microspora, Stachybotrys nephrospora, Stachybotrys oenanthes, Stachybotrys parvispora, Stachybotrys subsimplex, and Stachybotrys theobromae, in addition to 13 unassigned species. Two species, S. chartarum (obsolete synonyms: S. alternans and S. atra) and S. echinata (obsolete synonym: Memnionella echinata), are implicated in human diseases [2,3].
