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Akanthomyces
Akanthomyces is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Cordycipitaceae and consisting of parasites of spiders and Lepidoptera.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Akanthomyces tuberculatus
complexAkanthomyces tuberculatus

Akanthomyces aranearum
speciesAkanthomyces aranearum

Akanthomyces ampullifer
speciesAkanthomyces ampullifer

Akanthomyces sp. 'IN01'
speciesAkanthomyces sp. 'IN01'

Akanthomyces fragilis
speciesAkanthomyces fragilis

Akanthomyces clavata
speciesAkanthomyces clavata

Verticillium Dry Bubble
speciesLecanicillium fungicola

Akanthomyces muscarius
speciesAkanthomyces muscarius

Akanthomyces angustisporus
speciesAkanthomyces angustisporus

Akanthomyces sp. 'PR01'
speciesAkanthomyces sp. 'PR01'

Akanthomyces lecanii
speciesAkanthomyces lecanii

Lecanicillium saksenae
speciesLecanicillium saksenae
Akanthomyces coleopterorum
speciesAkanthomyces coleopterorum

Lecanicillium psalliotae
speciesLecanicillium psalliotae

Lecanicillium praecognitum
speciesLecanicillium praecognitum

Akanthomyces sp. 'NY01'
speciesAkanthomyces sp. 'NY01'

Akanthomyces ryukyuensis
speciesAkanthomyces ryukyuensis

Akanthomyces johnsonii
speciesAkanthomyces johnsonii
Akanthomyces peruamazonensis
speciesAkanthomyces peruamazonensis
Akanthomyces gracilis
speciesAkanthomyces gracilis
Akanthomyces bannaensis
speciesAkanthomyces bannaensis
Akanthomyces coccidioperitheciatus
speciesAkanthomyces coccidioperitheciatus
Akanthomyces attenuatus
speciesAkanthomyces attenuatus
Akanthomyces neocoleopterorum
speciesAkanthomyces neocoleopterorum
Akanthomyces kanyawimiae
speciesAkanthomyces kanyawimiae
Akanthomyces taiwanicus
speciesAkanthomyces taiwanicus
Lecanicillium aphanocladii
speciesLecanicillium aphanocladii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 179737.