Engyodontium is a genus of fungi belonging to the group Hyphomycetes and contains about 6 species.

Indoors, it can be found on paper, textiles, jute, and painted walls.

It forms a cottony, white colony producing numerous dry, tiny conidia.

It is an opportunist fungus and causes brain abscesses, keratitis, and native valve endocarditis to immunocompromised people.

In 2023, Australian scientists discovered the ability of E. album to decompose polypropylene plastic completely in 140 days.