NCIt definition : A genus of soil fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae characterized by indistinct
melanised conidiophores with blunt, scattered denticles bearing conidia singly or
in short chains that eventually become branched. Both species in this genus can cause
chromoblastomycosis following skin damage.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned
to the Fonsecaea genus level.;