ABSTRACT
The genus Lacazia belongs to the mitosporic Onygenales group (family), order Onygenales, class Eurotiomycetes, subphylum Pezizomycotina, phylum Ascomycota, and kingdom Fungi. Apart from Locazia, the mitosporic Onygenales group also includes the following genera: Blastomyces, Chrysosporium, Coccidioides, Emmonsia, Geomyces, Malbranchea, Myriodontium, and Paracoccidioides. The genus Lacazia consists of a single species Lacazia loboi (formerly, Loboa loboi, Paracoccidioides loboi) that is responsible for lacaziosis.
