Table 1.
Current taxonomic classification and geographic distribution of Ajellomycetaceae family (order Onygenales) (2, 4, 5, 8–10).
| Genus | Species | Origin (host) | Geographic distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergomyces | Emergomyces pasteurianus | Skin (human) | Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, China, India, Uganda, South Africa |
| Emergomyces africanus | Skin (human) | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho | |
| Emergomyces canadensis | Skin, blood (human) | Canada, USA | |
| Emergomyces orientalis | Skin (human) | China | |
| Emergomyces europaeus | Lung (human) | Germany | |
| Emergomyces crescens | Lung (rodent) | UK, USA, Canada | |
| Emergomyces sola | Soil | USA | |
| Blastomyces | Blastomyces dermatitidis | Human | USA |
| Blastomyces parvus | Lung (rodent) | USA | |
| Blastomyces helicus | Lung (feline, dog) Sputum, BAL, CSF, bone marrow, blood (human) | USA, Canada | |
| Blastomyces silverae | Lung, BAL (human) | Canada | |
| Blastomyces gilchristi | Sputum (human) | Canada | |
| Blastomyces percursus | Skin (human) | South Africa, Israel | |
| Blastomyces emzantsi | Human | South Africa | |
| Histoplasma | Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum | Bone marrow, skin, blood (human) | Worldwide with variable endemicity |
| Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii | Skin (human) | Central and West Africa, Madagascar | |
| Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum | Horse | Egypt | |
| Histoplasma capsulatum sensu stricto | Human | Colombia | |
| Histoplasma mississippiense | Lung (human) | USA | |
| Histoplasma ohiense | Lung (human) | USA | |
| Histoplasma suramericanum | Lung (human) | Colombia | |
| Paracoccidioides | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis | Human | Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico |
| Paracoccidioides lutzii | Human | Brazil | |
| Lacazia | Lacazia loboi | Skin and subcutaneous tissues (Human, bottle-nosed dolphins) | Central and South America, USA, Canada, France, Netherlands, Germany, Greece, South Africa |
| Emmonsiellopsis | Emmonsiellopsis terrestris | Soil | USA, Spain |
| Emmonsiellopsis coralliformis | Soil | Spain | |
| Helicocarpus | Helicocarpus griseus | Gazelle dung, soil | Algeria |
BAL, Bronchoalveolar lavage; CSF, Cerebrospinal fluid.