<prompt> Sporulation from flask-shaped, pigmented projections is commonly observed in which one of the following fungi?E. floccosumC. immitisP. verrucosaM. canis  <response>: Microscopic examination of fungal isolates is essential to the identification of the organism.Phialophora verrucosa is one of the causes of chromoblastomycosis, a chronic localized infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Microscopically, short or somewhat elongated, flask-shaped, pigmented phialides are seen. The collarettes are vase-shaped and darkly pigmented. 