Achorion

Achorion is an obsolete genus of dermatophyte fungus.

The species previously belonging to genus Achorion have been moved to other genera. Some notable species include:


 * A. quinckeanum &mdash; now named Trichophyton quinckeanum, the species which causes favus in mice.
 * A. schoenleinii &mdash; now named Trichophyton schoenleinii, or "Schönlein's tricophyton", the species which causes favus in humans.
 * Other pathogenic fungi occasionally found in humans:
 * A. arloingi, now called Aleurisma arloingi
 * A. gypseum, now called Microsporum gypseum