Lecanicillium is a genus of fungi in the order Hypocreales and is described as anamorphic Cordycipitaceae; 21 species are currently described.[1] Some of these entomopathogenic fungus species 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).
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| Lecanicillium cauligalbarum. a Synnemata emerged from the corpse of a stemborer (Lepidoptera) b Culture plate, showing the front (upper) and the back (lower) of the colony, cultured on PDA medium c–e Phialides solitary or in 2–3 whorls f–g Conidia. Scale bars: 10 mm (b, c, e), 5 μm (d, f, g) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Cordycipitaceae |
| Genus: | Lecanicillium W.Gams & Zare (2001) |
| Type species | |
| Lecanicillium lecanii (Zimm.) Zare & W.Gams (2001)
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Species edit
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 edit
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Zare R, Gams W (2001). "A revision of Verticillium sect. Prostrata. III. Generic classification". Nova Hedwigia. 72 (3–4): 329–337. doi:10.1127/nova.hedwigia/72/2001/329.
- ^ 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 (3): 237–256. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.08.001.