''Paecilomyces'' is a

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of fungi. A number of species in this genus are

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s. Several of the

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species, such as "''

Paecilomyces fumosoroseus ''Isaria fumosorosea'' is an entomopathogenic fungus, formerly known as ''Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''. It shows promise as a biological pesticide with an extensive host range. Life cycle When a conidium or blastospore of ''Isaria fumosorosea'' ...

''" have now been placed in the genus ''

Isaria ''Isaria'' is a genus of fungi mostly in the order Hypocreales and family Clavicipitaceae, or by some authorities the Cordycipitaceae. It includes a large number of entomopathogenic fungi, entomopathogenic species, some of them exploited as biop ...

'': 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 Cordycipitaceae. In 1974, R.A. Samson transferred the nematicide, nematicidal species ''Paecilomyces lilacinus'' to this genus. However, publications in the 2000s (decade) indicated that the genus ''Paecilomyces'' was not monophyletic, and the new genus ''Purpureocillium'' was created to hold the taxon which includes ''P. lilacinum'': with both parts of the name referring to the purple conidia produced by the fungus.

Species

*''Paecilomyces aegyptiacus'' *''Paecilomyces aerugineus'' *''Paecilomyces albus'' *''Paecilomyces andoi'' *''Paecilomyces antarcticus'' *''Paecilomyces aspergilloides'' *''Paecilomyces atrovirens'' *''Paecilomyces aureocinnamomeus'' *''Paecilomyces austriacus'' *''Paecilomyces baarnensis'' *''Paecilomyces borysthenicus'' *''Paecilomyces breviramosus'' *''Paecilomyces brunneolus'' *''Paecilomyces burci'' *''Paecilomyces byssochlamydoides'' *''Paecilomyces canadensis'' *''Paecilomyces carneus'' *''Paecilomyces cinnabarinus'' *''Paecilomyces cinnamomeus'' *''Paecilomyces clavisporus'' *''Paecilomyces cossus'' *''Paecilomyces cremeoroseus'' *''Paecilomyces cylindricosporus'' *''Paecilomyces dactylethromorphus'' *''Paecilomyces erectus'' *''Paecilomyces eriophytis'' *''Paecilomyces fimetarius'' *''Paecilomyces formosa'' *''Paecilomyces fulvus'' *''Paecilomyces fuscatus'' *''Paecilomyces griseoviridis'' *''Paecilomyces guaensis'' *''Paecilomyces gunnii'' *''Paecilomyces hawkesii'' *''Paecilomyces heliothis'' *''Paecilomyces hepiali'' *''Paecilomyces hibernicus'' *''Paecilomyces huaxiensis'' *''Paecilomyces indicus'' *''Paecilomyces isarioides'' *''Paecilomyces laeensis'' *''Paecilomyces lecythidis'' *''Paecilomyces longipes'' *''Paecilomyces loushanensis'' *''Paecilomyces major'' *''Paecilomyces mandshuricus'' *''Paecilomyces marquandii'' *''Paecilomyces maximus'' *''Paecilomyces musicola'' *''Paecilomyces niphetodes'' *''Paecilomyces niveus'' *''Paecilomyces odonatae'' *''Paecilomyces paranaensis'' *''Paecilomyces parvisporus'' *''Paecilomyces pascuus'' *''Paecilomyces penicillatus'' *''Paecilomyces persimplex'' *''Paecilomyces puntonii'' *''Paecilomyces purpureus'' *''Paecilomyces ramosus'' *''Paecilomyces rariramus'' *''Paecilomyces reniformis'' *''Paecilomyces saturatus'' *''Paecilomyces simplex'' *''Paecilomyces sinensis'' *''Paecilomyces smilanensis'' *''Paecilomyces spectabilis'' *''Paecilomyces stipitatus'' *''Paecilomyces subflavus'' *''Paecilomyces subglobosus'' *''Paecilomyces suffultus'' *''Paecilomyces taitungiacus'' *''Paecilomyces tenuipes'' *''Paecilomyces tenuis'' *''Paecilomyces terricola'' *''Paecilomyces variotii'' *''Paecilomyces verrucosus'' *''Paecilomyces verticillatus'' *''Paecilomyces victoriae'' *''Paecilomyces vinaceus'' *''Paecilomyces viridulus'' *''Paecilomyces wawuensis'' *''Paecilomyces xylariiformis'' *''Paecilomyces zollerniae''

References

External links

University of Adelaide

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