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Stachybotrys chartarum

Stachybotrys chartarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Stachybotryaceae
Genus: Stachybotrys
Species:
S. chartarum
Binomial name
Stachybotrys chartarum
(Ehrenb.) S.Hughes (1958)
Synonyms[1]
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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Species Fungorum synonymy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Medical Definition of STACHYBOTRYS". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Mold". National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  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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