The Onygenaceae are a

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fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the

Ascomycota Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...

, class

Eurotiomycetes Eurotiomycetes is a large class of ascomycetes with cleistothecial ascocarps within the subphylum Pezizomycotina, currently containing around 3810 species according to the Catalogue of Life. It is the third largest lichen A lichen ( , ) is ...

Genera

These are the genera that are in the Onygenaceae, according to a 2021 review of fungal classification. Following the genus name is the

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(those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the estimated number of species. * ''

Amauroascus ''Amauroascus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Onygenaceae. The genus was described by German mycologist Joseph Schröter in 1893, with ''Amauroascus verrucosus'' as the type species. Species *''Amauroascus albicans'' *''Amauroascus aureus'' ...

'' – 15 spp. * '' Aphanoascus'' – 18 spp. * '' Apinisia'' – 3 spp. * '' Arachnotheca'' – 1 sp. * '' Ascocalvatia'' – 1 sp. * ''

Auxarthron ''Auxarthron'' is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family. References External links *Auxarthron' at Index Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. ...

'' – 13 spp. * '' Auxarthronopsis'' – 2 spp. * ''

Bifidocarpus ''Bifidocarpus'' is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family. References External links *Bifidocarpus
' at Index Fungorum Onygenales Eurotiomycetes genera {{Eurotiomycetes-stub ...

'' – 2 spp. * '' Byssoonygena'' – 1 sp. * '' Canomyces'' – 1 sp. * '' Castanedomyces'' – 1 sp. * ''

Chlamydosauromyces ''Chlamydosauromyces punctatus'' is the sole species in the monotypic genus of fungi, ''Chlamydosauromyces'' in the family, Onygenaceae. It was found in the skin shed from frilled lizard. This fungus is mesophilic and digests hair. It reproduce ...

'' – 1 sp. * ''

Chrysosporium ''Chrysosporium'' is a genus of hyaline hyphomycetes fungi in the family Onygenaceae. ''Chrysosporium'' colonies are moderately fast-growing, flat, white to tan to beige in color; they often have a powdery or granular surface texture. Hyaline, ...

'' – 66 spp. * ''

Coccidioides ''Coccidioides'' is a genus of dimorphic ascomycetes in the family Onygenaceae. Member species are the cause of coccidioidomycosis, also known as San Joaquin Valley fever, an infectious fungal disease largely confined to the Western Hemisphere ...

'' – 6 spp. * '' Currahomyces'' – 1 sp. * ''

Kuehniella ''Kuehniella'' is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family. The genus name of ''Kuehniella'' is in honour of Harold Hermann Kuehn n (1927 - 1990), who was an American botanist and mycologist. The genus was circumscribed by G.F. Orr in ...

'' – 2 spp. * '' Leucothecium'' – 3 spp. * '' Malbranchea'' – 23 spp. * '' Myotisia'' – 1 sp. * '' Myriodontium'' – 1 sp. * ''

Neoarachnotheca ''Neoarachnotheca'' is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Neoarachnotheca keratinophila''. References External links *Neoarachnotheca' at Index Fungorum ''Index Fungoru ...

'' – 1 sp. * '' Neogymnomyces'' – 2 spp. * ''

Onygena ''Onygena'' is the type genus of the fungal family Onygenaceae The Onygenaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Eurotiomycetes. Genera These are the genera that are in the Onygenaceae, according to a 2021 review of fungal clas ...

'' – 10 spp. * '' Ophidiomyces'' – 1 sp. * '' Paranannizziopsis'' – 4 spp. * '' Pectinotrichum'' – 2 spp. * '' Polytolypa'' – 2 spp. * ''

Pseudoamauroascus ''Pseudoamauroascus'' is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Pseudoamauroascus australiensis''. References External links * Pseudoamauroascus' at Index Fungorum ''Index ...

'' – 1 sp. * '' Renispora'' – 2 spp. * '' Testudomyces'' – 2 spp. * ''

Uncinocarpus ''Uncinocarpus'' is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''uncinus'', meaning "hook" and the Greek word ''karpos'' (καρπός), meaning "fruit". It was distinguished from the genus ''Gymnoascu ...

'' – 2 spp. * '' Xanthothecium'' – 1 sp.

References

Onygenales Ascomycota families Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley Taxa described in 1857 {{Eurotiomycetes-stub