Onygena

Onygena
Onygena equina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Eurotiomycetes
Order:
Onygenales
Family:
Onygenaceae
Genus:
Onygena

Pers. (1800)
Type species
Onygena equina
(Willd.) Pers. (1800)
Species

O. apus
O. corvina
O. equina
O. piligena

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]

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  2. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
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