Eurotiales
noun plural
Eu·ro·ti·a·les
yu̇-ˌrōt-ē-ˈā-lēz
-ˌrō-shē-
: an order of ascomycetous fungi (as the blue molds) that have a closed ascocarp with the asci scattered rather than collected into a spore-bearing layer and that include most of the human and animal dermatophytes as well as many saprobic soil or coprophilous fungi
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“Eurotiales.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Eurotiales. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.
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