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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Eurotiomycetes
Subclassis: Eurotiomycetidae
Ordo: Onygenales
Familiae: Ajellomycetaceae – Amauroascaceae – Arthrodermataceae – Ascosphaeraceae – Gymnoascaceae – Helicoarthrosporaceae – Nannizziopsiaceae – Onygenaceae – Spiromastigoidaceae

Genera (incertae sedis): Amaurascopsis – Emydomyces – Harorepupu – Lobomyces – Shanorella
Name

Onygenales Cif., Atti Istit. Bot. Univ. Pavia, Ser. 5, 14: 240, 239. 1957
Synonyms

Gymnoascales Gorozh., Lekts. Bot. 1878/1879: 92. 1879 (“Gymnoasci”)

Gymnoascineae Luerss., Grundz. Bot. ed. 3: 215. 1881 (“Gymnoasci”), pro subord.

Ascosphaerales G.L.Benny & Kimbrough, Mycotaxon 12: 34. 1980

Notice: Gymnoascales Gorozh., 1879 has a priority over Onygenales Cif., 1957.
References

Benny, G.L.; Kimbrough, J.W. 1980. A synopsis of the orders and families of Plectomycetes with keys to genera. Mycotaxon. 12(1):1-91

Links

Index Fungorum: IF 90487
MycoBank: MB 90487

Vernacular names
中文: 爪甲团囊菌目

The Onygenales are an order of fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes and division Ascomycota. The order's last common ancestor is estimated to have lived 150 million years ago.[1]

Onygenales can consume and break down keratin, the main component of the outer layer of skin.[2] They are primarily found on animals, droppings, and areas frequented by animals. Many are dimorphic, and can change from mold to yeast form depending on their environment.[1]

Many onygenalean fungi are pathogens.[1] One species, Trichophyton rubrum, is the primary cause of athlete's foot. This order also includes the Coccidioides implicated in Valley fever. The Onygenales are important as emerging human pathogens because of the rising rates of immunosuppression due to live-organ transplant, HIV/AIDS, and autoimmune disorders such as lupus erythematosus.[3][page needed]
References

Caballero Van Dyke, Marley C; Teixeira, Marcus M; Barker, Bridget M (December 2019). "Fantastic yeasts and where to find them: the hidden diversity of dimorphic fungal pathogens". Current Opinion in Microbiology. 52: 55–63. doi:10.1016/j.mib.2019.05.002. PMC 11227906. PMID 31181385. S2CID 184486499.
"Onygenales". New Brunswick Museum. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
Alexopoulos, C.J.; Mims, Charles W.; Blackwell, M.M. (2004). Introductory Mycology (4th ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0-471-52229-5.

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