Epidermophyton
E. floccosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Onygenales
Family:	Arthrodermataceae
Genus:	Epidermophyton
Species
Epidermophyton floccosum Epidermophyton stockdaleae

Epidermophyton is a genus of fungus causing superficial and cutaneous mycoses, including E. floccosum, a cause of tinea corporis (ringworm), tinea cruris (jock itch), tinea pedis (athlete’s foot), and onychomycosis or tinea unguium, a fungal infection of the nail bed.

[edit] External links

• Doctor Fungus
• Mycology Unit at the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital