Onygena
| Onygena | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Onygena equina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Onygenales |
| Family: | Onygenaceae |
| Genus: | Pers. (1800) |
| Type species | |
| Onygena equina (Willd.) Pers. (1800) | |
| Species | |
| O. apus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Piligena Schumach. (1821) | |
Onygena is the type genus of the fungal family Onygenaceae.[2] The genus contains five species found in North America and Europe that grow on bones and feathers.[3]
References
- ^ "Onygena Pers. 1800". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 482. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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