Family: Cordycipitaceae |
Fungi :> Ascomycota :> Ascomycetes :> Sordariomycetidae :> Hypocreales :> Clavicipitaceae :> Akanthomyces, Beauveria, Gibellula, Isaria. |
Members of this group grow by infecting insect larvae or mature insects with spores. These germinate and grow to slowly consume the insect till it dies. At which point they produce spore-bearing structures. |
Genus: Akanthomyces |
![]() Akanthomyces aranearum |
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Genus: Gibellula |
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![]() Gibellula pulchra |
Genus: Cordyceps |
![]() Cordyceps sinclairii |
![]() Cordyceps tenuipes |
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