Name:		Pityrosporum Sabour., Maladies Chevelu; II Les Maladies Desquamatives (1904) page _ [basionym]
Accepted name:		Malassezia Baill.
Status:		Genus, anamorph (hyphomycete)
Taxonomic position:		Malasseziales R.T. Moore [Order] Ustilaginomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Pityrosporum canis Gustafson Pityrosporum furfur (C.P. Robin) C.W. Emmons, Binford & Utz Pityrosporum malassezii Sabour. Pityrosporum orbiculare M.A. Gordon Pityrosporum ovale (Bizz.) Cast. & Chalm. Pityrosporum pachydermatis Pityrosporum rhinocerosum Sabour. Pityrosporum sphaericum (Bizz.) Cif.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]