Overview
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The Onygenales are an order of , within the eurotiomycetes Ascomycetes.
Onygenales is important as an emerging human pathogen because of the rising rates of immunosuppression due to live-organ transplant, HIV/AIDS, and autoimmune disorders such as Lupus erythematosus.
Taxonomy
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The Order Onygenales is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (3): Arthrodermataceae · Gymnoascaceae · Onygenaceae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 879 species and subspecies in the Order Onygenales.
Families
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Arthrodermataceae
The Arthrodermataceae are a of fungi containing three dermatophytes -- genera Epidermophyton, Microsporum and Trichophyton. [more]
Gymnoascaceae
Onygenaceae
At least 353 species and subspecies belong to the Family Onygenaceae.
More info about the Family Onygenaceae may be found here.
References
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- C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
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