Kingdom Fungi Class Euascomycetes Family Onygenaceae Rank Species | Phylum Ascomycota Order Onygenales Genus Chrysosporium | |
Similar Nannizziopsis vriesii, Onygenaceae, Onygenales, Chrysosporium | ||
Chrysosporium longisporum is a keratinophilic microfungus in the family Onygenaceae that causes skin infections in reptiles, producing hyaline, thin-walled, small, sessile conidia and colonies with a strong skunk-like odour.
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