Binomial name: - Lecythophora hoffmannii (J.F.H. Beyma) W. Gams & McGinnis 1983 (J.F.H. Beyma) W. Gams & McGinnis 1983
Phaeohyphomycosis consists of a group of mycotic infections characterized by the presence of dematiaceous (dark-walled) septate hyphae and sometimes yeast or a combination of both in tissue. The hyphae may be short to elongate, distorted or swollen (toruloid hyphae), regularly shaped, or any combination of the above. The yeast when present will be variable in size and most of the time will show budding. The yeast should not be confused with the sclerotic Medler cells seen with the agents of chromoblastomycosis in subcutaneous tissue, although there are case reports of Wangiella (Exophiala) dermatitidis and Exophiala jeanselmei producing a combination of hyphae, yeast, and sclerotic cells from deep infections that otherwise could not be classified as chromoblastomycosis. Infections of the eyes and skin by the black fungi could also be classified as phaeohyphomycosis
