Lecanicillium
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| Genus: | Lecanicillium W.Gams & Zare (2001)
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| Lecanicillium lecanii (Zimm.) Zare & W.Gams (2001)
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Lecanicillium is a genus of fungi in the order Hypocreales and is described as anamorphic Cordycipitaceae; 21 species are currently described.[1] These are entomopathogenic fungus species that were previously widely known as Verticillium lecanii (Zimmerman) Viegas.[2] This genus was first named and introduced by Rasoul Zare (IRIPP) and Walter Gams (CBS).
The IndexFungorum records the following species:
- Lecanicillium acerosum W. Gams, H.C. Evans & Zare 2001,
- Lecanicillium antillanum (R.F. Castañeda & G.R.W. Arnold) Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium aphanocladii Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium aranearum (Petch) Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium araneicola Sukarno & Kurihara 2009,
- Lecanicillium attenuatum Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium dimorphum (J.D. Chen) Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium evansii Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium flavidum (W. Gams & Zaayen) W. Gams & Zare 2008,
- Lecanicillium fungicola (Preuss) Zare & W. Gams 2008; Anamorphic Cordycipitaceae
- Lecanicillium fungicola var. aleophilum (W. Gams & Zaayen) W. Gams & Zare 2008,
- Lecanicillium fungicola var. fungicola (Preuss) Zare & W. Gams 2008,
- Lecanicillium fusisporum (W. Gams) Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium kalimantanense Kurihara & Sukarno 2009,
- Lecanicillium lecanii (Zimm.) Zare & W. Gams 2001: pathogens of soft scale insects (Coccidae)
- Lecanicillium longisporum (Petch) Zare & W. Gams 2001: pathogens of aphids
- Lecanicillium muscarium (Petch) Zare & W. Gams 2001: pathogens of whiteflies and thrips
- Lecanicillium nodulosum (Petch) Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium pissodis Kope & I. Leal 2006,
- Lecanicillium psalliotae (Treschew) Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium saksenae (Kushwaha) Kurihara & Sukarno 2009,
- Lecanicillium tenuipes (Petch) Zare & W. Gams 2001,
- Lecanicillium wallacei (H.C. Evans) H.C. Evans & Zare 2008.
At least 15 products based on Lecanicillium spp. have been, or are in the process of being commercialized as biological pesticides, against a variety of pests in numerous countries worldwide.[3]
References
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 150. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
- ^ Zare R, Gams W. (2001). A revision of Verticillium sect. Prostrata. III. Generic classification. Nova Hedwigia. 72: 329–337
- ^ de Faria, M.R., Wraight, S.P. (2007) Mycoinsecticides and mycoacaricides: a comprehensive list with worldwide coverage and international classification of formulation types. Biological Control 43: 237–256
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