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4. Dimorphic fungi may exhibit two different growth forms. Outside the body they grow as a mold, producing hyphae and asexual reproductive spores, but in the body they grow in a yeast-like form. 5. The appearance of a mold and the type of spores it produces is useful in its identification.. Dimorphic fungi. Dimorphic fungi may exhibit two different growth forms. Outside the body they grow as a mold, producing hyphae and asexual reproductive spores, but in the body they grow in a non-mycelial yeast form.
1. any organism belonging to the Fungi. 2. anything resembling such an organism. dimorphic fungus one that lives as a yeast or mold, depending on environmental conditions. imperfect fungus one whose perfect (sexual) stage is unknown.nother important section of the disease spectrum caused by fungi is the mycotoxicoses, e.g. facial eczema, ryegrass staggers, mushroom poisoningâ amanita, ramaria, clavaria, cortinarius, clitocybe, inocybe, psilocybe, sclerodermia. dimorphic fungus.