Cordycipitaceae
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Akanthomyces
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Beauveria
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Gibellula
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Isaria
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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
Akanthomyces tuberculatus
Genus: Beauveria
Beauveria bassiana
Genus: Gibellula
Gibellula pulchra
Genus: Cordyceps
Cordyceps sinclairii
Cordyceps tenuipes
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