Herpotrichiellaceae
| Herpotrichiellaceae | |
|---|---|
| Conidiophores of Fonsecaea pedrosoi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Chaetothyriales |
| Family: | Herpotrichiellaceae Munk (1953) |
| Type genus | |
| Herpotrichiella Petr. (1914) | |
| Genera | |
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Herpotrichiellaceae is a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. It contains 16 genera and about 270 species. The type genus of the family, Herpotrichiella, is now synonymous with Capronia.
It contains human–pathogenic species.