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''Isaria'' is a genus of 
EoL: Isaria
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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 ...
mostly in the order Hypocreales
The Hypocreales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237 genera, and 2647 species in seven families. Since then, a considerable number of further taxa have been identified, in ...
and family Clavicipitaceae, or by some authorities the 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 ...
. It includes a large number of entomopathogenic
Entomopathogens are pathogens that infect insects. Entomopathogens include:
* Entomopathogenic fungus
* Entomopathogenic nematode
* Entomopathogenic virus
* Entomopathogenic bacterium
See also
* Arbovirus
* List of insect-borne diseases
Thi ...
species, some of them exploited as biopesticides (''e.g. I. fumosorosea''): often previously assigned to the genus '' Paecilomyces''.
The teleomorph of this genus appears to be ''Ophiocordyceps
''Ophiocordyceps'' is a genus of fungi within the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. The widespread genus, first described scientifically by British mycologist Tom Petch in 1931, contains about 140 species that grow on insects. Anamorphic genera that c ...
''.
Species
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References
* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q5921032 Clavicipitaceae Biological pest control Taxa named by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Hypocreales genera