''Akanthomyces'' is a genus of

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

belonging to the family

Cordycipitaceae The Cordycipitaceae are a family of parasitic fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes and order Hypocreales. The family was first published in 1969 by mycologist Hanns Kreisel, but the naming was invalid according to the code of Internati ...

and consisting of parasites of spiders and

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. The genus was first described by Lebert in 1858. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

. Species: * '' Akanthomyces aculeatus'' Lebert * '' Akanthomyces noctuidarum'' Aini, Luangsa-ard, Mongkols. & Thanakitp. * '' Akanthomyces pyralidarum'' Aini, Luangsa-ard, Mongkols. & Thanakitp. * '' Akanthomyces tortricidarum'' Aini, Luangsa-ard, Mongkols. & Thanakitp.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10403966 Cordycipitaceae Sordariomycetes genera