''Neocosmospora'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
in the family
Nectriaceae
The Nectriaceae comprise a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. It was circumscribed by brothers Charles and Louis René Tulasne
Louis René Étienne Tulasne, a.k.a. Edmond Tulasne (12 September 1815 – 22 December 1885) was a French b ...
.
The genus was established by Smith in 1899.
Species in the genus are
saprobes
Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter. It occurs in saprotrophs, and is most often associated with fungi (f ...
(processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter),
endophytes (a fungus that lives within a plant for at least part of its life cycle), and plant and animal pathogens and they are commonly found in soil, plant debris, living plant material, air and water (Sandoval-Denis et al. 2019; Guarnaccia et al. 2021).
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
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Neocosmospora arxii''
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Neocosmospora boninensis''
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Neocosmospora endophytica''
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Neocosmospora floridana''
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Neocosmospora indica''
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Neocosmospora kurunegalensis''
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Neocosmospora leucaenae''
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Neocosmospora magnoliae''
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Neocosmospora obliquiseptata''
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Neocosmospora parva
''Neocosmospora'' is a genus of Fungus, fungi in the family Nectriaceae.
The genus was established by Smith in 1899. Species in the genus are saprobes (processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter), endophytes (a fungus that lives within ...
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Neocosmospora rekana''
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Neocosmospora rubicola''
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Neocosmospora striata''
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Neocosmospora striatispora''
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Neocosmospora thailandica''
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Neocosmospora tuaranensis''
Uses of Neocosmospora species
Bioassay-guided
fractionation of a fungus ''Neocosmospora'' sp. resulted in the isolation of three new
resorcylic acid lactones, 'neocosmosin A' (2), 'neocosmosin B' (3) and 'neocosmosin C' (4). As well as three known resorcylic acid lactones, 'monocillin IV' (1), 'monocillin II' (5) and
radicicol (6) which were also isolated and identified, where compounds 4–6 show good binding affinity for the human
opioid receptors. These findings have important implications for the potential psychoactive effects with this class of compounds.
References
External links
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Nectriaceae genera
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