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Amanita muscaria. Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, [5] is a basidiomycete of the genus Amanita. It is a large white- gilled, white-spotted, and usually red mushroom. Despite its easily distinguishable features, A. muscaria is a fungus with several known variations, or subspecies.
15% of the population [2] Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by a fungus. [2] Signs and symptoms often include itching, scaling, cracking and redness. [3] In rare cases the skin may blister. [6] Athlete's foot fungus may infect any part of the foot, but most often grows between the toes ...
Blue stain fungi. Blue stain fungi (also known as sap stain fungi) is a vague term including various fungi that cause dark staining in sapwood. [1] The staining is most often blue, but could also be grey or black. Because the grouping is based solely on symptomatics, it is not a monophyletic grouping.
Tinea versicolor (also pityriasis versicolor) is a condition characterized by a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities. [1] The majority of tinea versicolor is caused by the fungus Malassezia globosa, although Malassezia furfur is responsible for a small number of cases. [2] [3] These yeasts are normally found on the human skin and ...
A condition caused by drinking an unnamed fictional substance only described as "an unstable isotope". Symptoms may include red spots on the skin and a purple tongue, followed by violent bloating and then an explosion. Joy virus The Amazing World of Gumball ("The Joy") A virus that is caused by a "wonder hug".
List of bioluminescent fungi. Bioluminescent Mycena roseoflava. Panellus stipticus, one of about 112 known species of bioluminescent fungi. Found largely in temperate and tropical climates, currently there are more than 113 known species of bioluminescent fungi, all of which are members of the order Agaricales ( Basidiomycota) with one possible ...
Related: 2. Trauma. White toenails can also be caused by trauma. "Trauma could cause white spots on the nails or even white lines (leukonychia)," says Dr. Mendeszoon. "Bumping one’s toe or being ...
A fungus ( pl.: fungi [3] or funguses [4]) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the traditional eukaryotic kingdoms, along with Animalia, Plantae and either Protista [5] or Protozoa and Chromista.