a yeast-like fungus composed of chains of rounded cells, several kinds growing on dead vegetation and some causing infections 色串孢菌
Genus Torula (or formerly this genus), subdivision Deuteromycotina: several species, in particular T. herbarum, which grows on dead grasses 色串孢属(或过去为此属),半知菌亚门:多种,尤指长于腐草的草色串孢,拉丁名T. herbarum
语源
modern Latin (genus name), diminutive of Latin torus 'swelling, bolster'