Which dematiaceous fungus causes a condition known as chromoblastomycosis?

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The fungi known to cause chromoblastomycosis, Phialophora spp., Cladosporium (Cladophialophora), and Fonsecaea, are all dematiaceous.These fungi are slow growing and produce heaped-up and slightly folded, darkly pigmented colonies with a gray to olive to black and velvety or suedelike appearance.The reverse side of the colonies is jet black.Microscopic examination is necessary to identify definitively the pathogenic agent.

Which Dematiaceous Fungus Causes a Condition Known as Chromoblastomycosis