Fonsecaea | |
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Conidiophores of Fonsecaea pedrosoi | |
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Genus: | Fonsecaea
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Type species | |
Fonsecaea pedrosoi (Brumpt) Negroni (1936)
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F. brasiliensis[1] |
Fonsecaea is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The type species, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, is associated with the disease chromoblastomycosis.[4]