(na-tras'ē-ă man-gif'ĕr-ă), A dematiaceous mold, previously known as Hendersonula toruloidea, that causes onychomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis. Scytalidium dimidiatum is a synanamorph. Synonym(s): Hendersonula toruloidea
Hen·der·son·u·la tor·u·loi·de·a
(hen-dĕr-sŏn'yū-lă tōr-yū-loy'dē-ă) A species of black yeast capable of producing chronic infections of the nails as well as of the skin of the feet.