Ajellomycetaceae

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Ajellomycetaceae
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis slant culture
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Onygenales
Family: Ajellomycetaceae
Unter., J.A.Scott & Sigler (2004)
Type genus
Ajellomyces
McDonough & A.L.Lewis (1968)
Genera

Blastomyces
Emergomyces
Emmonsiellopsis
Helicocarpus
Histoplasma
Paracoccidioides
Polytolypa

Synonyms

Paracoccidioidaceae

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

The Ajellomycetaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Eurotiomycetes. [1]

References

  1. Untereiner WA, Scott JA, Naveau FA, Sigler L, Bachewich J, Angus A (2004). "The Ajellomycetaceae, a new family of vertebrate-associated Onygenales" . Mycologia. 96 (4): 812–21. doi:10.2307/3762114. JSTOR   3762114. PMID   21148901 . Retrieved 4 January 2010.