Cladophialophora Coccidioides sp. Dermatophytes Epicoccum spp. Zygomycetes Ustilago spp.
Hyphae are present.
Yeast form consists of elongate, spindle-shaped cells that give rise to similar blastoconidia. Pseudohyphae consisting of spindle-shaped cells are often formed. Teliospores may be present. Members of this genus cannot be identified in the clinical laboratory without additional phytopathologic studies. Chains of spindle-shaped blastoconidia mixed with hyphae is typical of the Ustilago spp.