Achaetomium is a genus of fungi within the Chaetomiaceae family. Achaetomium belong to the phylum Ascomycota, and are usually endophytic or soil saprophytes, which are fungi that have been rarely reported as human or animal pathogens.Pote, S., Khan, U., Lahiri, K., Patole, Thakar, & Shah, S. (2018). Onychomycosis due to Achaetomium strumarium. Journal De Mycologie Médicale, 28(3), 510–513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mycmed.2018.07.002
Species As accepted by Species Fungorum;
Achaetomium brevissimum Achaetomium globosum Achaetomium indicum Achaetomium lippiae Achaetomium macrocarpum Achaetomium macrosporum Achaetomium marinum Achaetomium raii Achaetomium sphaerocarpum Achaetomium sulphureum Achaetomium thermophilum Achaetomium umbonatum Achaetomium variosporum
Former species; (all in family Chaetomiaceae) A. cristalliferum = Chaetomium strumarium A. fusisporum = Achaetomium macrosporum A. hamadae = Pseudothielavia hamadae A. indicum = Achaetomium raii A. irregulare = Subramaniula flavipila A. luteum = Chaetomium luteum A. nepalense = Chaetomium nepalense A. purpurascens = Chaetomium purpurascens A. strumarium = Chaetomium strumarium A. thielavioides = Subramaniula thielavioides A. thielavioides var. microsporum = Subramaniula thielavioides A. uniapiculatum = Chaetomium uniapiculatum
References
External links Achaetomium at Index Fungorum