Uncinocarpus uncinatus

Uncinocarpus uncinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Onygenales
Family: Onygenaceae
Genus: Uncinocarpus
Species:
U. uncinatus
Binomial name
Uncinocarpus uncinatus
R.S. Currah (1985)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myxotrichum uncinatum Currah (1985)[1]
  • Gymnoascus uncinatus Currah (1985)[1]

Uncinocarpus uncinatus is a species of microfungi that grows on dung and other keratinous materials such as bone. It was the second species to be designated as part of the genus Uncinocarpus. The species was first described by Randolph S. Currah in 1985; synonyms include Myxotrichum uncinatum and Gymnoascus uncinatus.

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