Fonsecaea

Fonsecaea is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The type species, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, is associated with the disease chromoblastomycosis.^[4]

Division:Ascomycota

Class:Eurotiomycetes

Order:Chaetothyriales

Family:Herpotrichiellaceae

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Fonsecaea
Conidiophores of Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Chaetothyriales
Family:	Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus:	Fonsecaea
Type species
Fonsecaea pedrosoi (Brumpt) Negroni (1936)
Species
F. brasiliensis[1] F. compacta F. monophora F. multimorphosa[2] F. nubica[3] F. pedrosoi

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