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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| Onygena equina | |
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| Genus: | Onygena Pers. (1800)
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| Onygena equina (Willd.) Pers. (1800)
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Piligena Schumach. (1821) | |
References edit
- ^ "Onygena Pers. 1800". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 482. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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