''Paecilomyces'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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. A number of species in this genus are

plant pathogen Plant diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like orga ...

s. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus ''

Isaria ''Cordyceps'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi (sac fungi) that includes over 260 species worldwide, many of which are parasitic. Diverse variants of cordyceps have had more than 1,500 years of use in Chinese medicine. Most ''Cordyceps'' species ...

'', in the order

Hypocreales The Hypocreales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237 genera, and 2647 species in seven families. Since then, a considerable number of further taxa have been identified, in ...

and family

Cordycipitaceae The Cordycipitaceae are a family of parasitic fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes and order Hypocreales. The family was first published in 1969 by mycologist Hanns Kreisel, but the naming was invalid according to the code of Internatio ...

. In 1974, R.A. Samson transferred the nematicidal species ''Paecilomyces lilacinus'' to this genus. However, publications in the 2000s (decade) indicated that the genus ''Paecilomyces'' was not

monophyletic In biological cladistics for the classification of organisms, monophyly is the condition of a taxonomic grouping being a clade – that is, a grouping of organisms which meets these criteria: # the grouping contains its own most recent co ...

, and the new genus ''

Purpureocillium ''Purpureocillium'' is a fungal genus in the Ophiocordycipitaceae family. The genus now contains at least 5 species with the type species ''Purpureocillium lilacinum'', a common soil mold. It has been isolated from a wide range of habitats, incl ...

'' was created to hold the taxon which includes ''P. lilacinum'': with both parts of the name referring to the purple

conidia A conidium ( ; : conidia), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (: chlamydoconidia), is an asexual, non- motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also ...

produced by the fungus.

Species

Traditionally, ''Paecilomyces'' held strictly asexual species and later housed numerous

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forms of fungi with their

teleomorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body. *Anamorph: an ase ...

described to a separate genus. From 41 described species in 2000 and over 100 known combinations in this genus, the amount of species in ''Paecilomyces'' reduced to 10 described species in 2020 following the adaptation of the "one fungus one name" rule. *''

Paecilomyces brunneolus ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

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Paecilomyces clematidis ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

'' Spetik, Eichmeier, Gramaje & Berraf-Tebbal (2022)Page ''Paecilomyces clematidis'' on *'' Paecilomyces dactylethromorphus'' *''

Paecilomyces divaricatus ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

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Paecilomyces formosus ''Paecilomyces formosus'' is a species of fungus in the genus ''Paecilomyces'' in the order of Eurotiales. History The genus ''Paecilomyces formosus'' was first introduced in 2009 as species name for the anamorph form of ''Monilia formosa'', ran ...

''Urquhart (2023)Page ''Paecilomyces formosus'' on *''

Paecilomyces fulvus ''Paecilomyces fulvus'' is a plant pathogen Plant diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycet ...

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Paecilomyces lagunculariae ''Paecilomyces lagunculariae'' is a species of fungus in the genus ''Paecilomyces'' in the order of Eurotiales The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds. It was circumscribed in 1980. Classification Cur ...

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Paecilomyces niveus ''Paecilomyces niveus'' is a species of fungus in the genus ''Paecilomyces'' in the order of Eurotiales The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds. It was circumscribed in 1980. Classification Currently ...

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Paecilomyces paravariotii ''Paecilomyces paravariotii'' is a species of fungus in the genus ''Paecilomyces'' in the order of Eurotiales, closely related to ''Paecilomyces variotii ''Paecilomyces variotii'', also known by the name ''Byssochlamys spectabilis'' for the sex ...

''Urquhart (2023)Page ''Paecilomyces paravariotii'' on *''

Paecilomyces penicilliformis ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

'' Jurjević & Hubka (2020)Page ''Paecilomyces penicilliformis'' on *''

Paecilomyces tabacinus ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

'' *''

Paecilomyces variotii ''Paecilomyces variotii'', also known by the name ''Byssochlamys spectabilis'' for the sexual state, is a common environmental mold from the Phylum Ascomycota (Family Thermoascaceae). It is widespread in the environment and can be found in compos ...

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Paecilomyces zollerniae ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

'' ;Species combinationsPage ''Paecilomyces'' on not listed by Houbraken et al. 2020 *''

Paecilomyces albus ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic fungi, entomopathogenic species, such as "''Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus ''Isaria'', ...

'' *'' Paecilomyces andoi'' *'' Paecilomyces aspergilloides'' *'' Paecilomyces atrovirens'' *'' Paecilomyces austriacus'' *'' Paecilomyces borysthenicus'' *'' Paecilomyces breviramosus'' *'' Paecilomyces byssochlamydoides'' *'' Paecilomyces cinnamomeus'' *'' Paecilomyces clavisporus'' *'' Paecilomyces crassipes'' *'' Paecilomyces cremeoroseus'' *'' Paecilomyces cylindricosporus'' *'' Paecilomyces echinosporus'' *'' Paecilomyces erectus'' *''

Paecilomyces griseiviridis ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

'' *'' Paecilomyces guaensis'' *'' Paecilomyces hawkesii'' *'' Paecilomyces huaxiensis'' *'' Paecilomyces indicus'' *'' Paecilomyces laeensis'' *'' Paecilomyces lecythidis'' *'' Paecilomyces marinum'' *'' Paecilomyces maximus'' *'' Paecilomyces militaris'' *'' Paecilomyces musicola'' *''

Paecilomyces neomarinum ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

'' *'' PAecilomyces niphetodes'' *'' Paecilomyces odonatae'' *'' Paecilomyces parvisporus'' *'' Paecilomyces pascuus'' *'' Paecilomyces persimplex'' *'' Paecilomyces puntonii'' *''

Paecilomyces ramosus ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus '' Isaria'', in the order Hypocrea ...

'' *'' Paecilomyces rariramus'' *'' Paecilomyces simplex'' *'' Paecilomyces smilanensis'' *'' Paecilomyces spectabilis'' *'' Paecilomyces stipitatus'' *'' Paecilomyces subflavus'' *'' Paecilomyces subglobosus'' *'' Paecilomyces suffultus'' *'' Paecilomyces tenuis'' *'' Paecilomyces victoriae'' *'' Paecilomyces vinaceus'' *'' Paecilomyces viridulus'' *''

'' :Species to be ranked in

Clavicipitaceae The Clavicipitaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi within the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate placed 43 genus, genera in the family, but a study in 2020 has increased this number to 50. Phylogeny Molecular phylogeny, phylogenetic ana ...

Page ''Taxonomy browser ('Paecilomyces' clade)'' on *'' Paecilomyces antarcticus'' *'' Paecilomyces niphetodes'' *'' Paecilomyces penicillatus'' *'' Paecilomyces purpureus'' *'' Paecilomyces verticillatus'' *'' Paecilomyces wawuensis'' ;Species formerly described in ''Paecilomyces'' * Class

Eurotiomycetes Eurotiomycetes is a large class of ascomycetes with cleistothecial ascocarps within the subphylum Pezizomycotina, currently containing around 3810 species according to the Catalogue of Life. It is the third largest lichenized class, with more th ...

** Order

Eurotiales The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds. It was circumscribed in 1980. Classification Currently the order Eurotiales contains 5 families, 28 genera and 1280 species: *Family Aspergillaceae Monascacea ...

*** Family

Aspergillaceae The Aspergillaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales which are commonly known as the blue and green molds. The family includes the commonly known and observed genera of Aspergillus and Penicillium amongst other lesser known mold gener ...

**** Genus '' Evansstolkia'': '' P. leycettanus'' **** Genus ''

Penicillium ''Penicillium'' () is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycetous fungus, fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production. Some members of th ...

'': '' P. burci'', '' P. ehrlichii'', '' P. lineatum'', '' P. mandshuricus'' *** Family

Thermoascaceae Thermoascaceae is a family of molds in the order of Eurotiales The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds. It was circumscribed in 1980. Classification Currently the order Eurotiales contains 5 families ...

**** Genus ''

Thermoascus ''Thermoascus'' is a genus of soil fungi in the family Trichocomaceae. Species in the genus are characterized by the production of heat-resistant ascospores. ''Thermoascus'' was circumscribed by German botanist Hugo Miehe in 1907. The type spec ...

'': '' P. aegyptiacus'', '' P. crustaceus'', '' P. taitungiacus'', '' P. verrucosus'' *** Family

Trichocomaceae The Trichocomaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales. Taxa are saprobes with aggressive colonization strategies, adaptable to extreme environmental conditions. Family members are cosmopolitan in distribution, ubiquitous in soil, and ...

**** Genus ''

Talaromyces ''Talaromyces'' is a genus of fungi in the family Trichocomaceae. Described in 1955 by American mycologist Chester Ray Benjamin, species in the genus form soft, cottony fruit bodies ( ascocarps) with cell walls made of tightly interwoven hyphae ...

'': '' P. aerugineus'', '' P. cinnabarinus'' **** Genus ''

Sagenomella ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

'': '' P. griseoviridis'', '' P. humicola'', '' P. striatisporus'', '' P. variabilis'', * Class

Leotiomycetes The Leotiomycetes are a class of ascomycete fungi. Many of them cause serious plant diseases. Systematics The class Leotiomycetes contains numerous species with an anamorph placed within the '' fungi imperfecti'' (deuteromycota), that have onl ...

** Order

Helotiales Helotiales is an order (biology), order of the class Leotiomycetes within the division Ascomycota. The taxonomy within Helotiales has been debated. It has expanded significantly as genomic techniques for taxonomical identification have become mor ...

*** Family Pleuroascaceae **** Genus '' Venustampulla'': '' P. parvus'' * Class

Sordariomycetes Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota). It is the second-largest class of Ascomycota, with a worldwide distribution that mostly accommodates terrestrial based taxa, although several can also be found in ...

** Order incertae sedis **** Genus '' Chlorocillium'': '' P. griseus'' **** Genus '' Sphaeronaemella'': '' P. betae'' *** Order Cephalothecales *** Family Cephalothecaceae **** Genus '' Phialemonium'': ''P. flavescens'' and ''P. inflatus'' ** Order

**** Genus ''

Acremonium ''Acremonium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae. It used to be known as ''Cephalosporium''. Description ''Acremonium'' species are usually slow-growing and are initially compact and moist. Their hyphae are fine and hyaline, and p ...

'': '' P. terricola'' *** Family

Bionectriaceae The Bionectriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate places 35 genera and 281 species in the family. Species in the family tend to grow on plant material, including woody debris, while some species associate with alg ...

**** Genus '' Sesquicillium'': '' P. buxi'' **** Genus '' Waltergamsia'': '' P. fusidioides'' **** Genus '' Verruciconidia'': '' P. persicinus'' *** Family Clavicipiteae **** Genus ''

Keithomyces ''Keithomyces'' is a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae. Species in this genus include: * '' Keithomyces acicularis'' * ''Keithomyces carneus ''Keithomyces'' is a genus of fungi in the Family (biology), family Clavicipitaceae. Spe ...

'': '' P. carneus'' **** Genus ''

Marquandomyces ''Marquandomyces'' is a genus of fungus in the family Clavicipitaceae. Species in this genus include: * ''Marquandomyces marquandii ''Marquandomyces'' is a genus of fungus in the Family (biology), family Clavicipitaceae. Species in this gen ...

'': '' P. marquandii'' **** Genus ''

Metarhizium ''Metarhizium'' is a genus (biology), genus of entomopathogenic fungus, entomopathogenic fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae. With the advent of genetic profiling, placing these fungi in proper taxa has now become possible. Most turn out to be ...

'': '' P. paranaensis'', '' P. reniformis'', '' P. viridis'' *** Family

**** Genus ''

Cordyceps ''Cordyceps'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi (sac fungi) that includes over 260 species worldwide, many of which are parasitic. Diverse variants of cordyceps have had more than 1,500 years of use in Chinese medicine. Most ''Cordyceps'' specie ...

'': '' P. amoene-roseus'', '' P. cateniannulatus'', '' P. cateniobliquus'', '' P. coleopterorum'', '' P. farinosus'', '' ''P. fumosoroseus'', ''P. hibernicum'' and ''P. isarioides'''', '' P. ghanensis'', '' P. gunnii'', ''P. heliothis'' and ''P. tenuipes'', '' P. javanicus'', '' P. loushanensis'' **** Genus ''

'': '' P. cicadae'', '' P. xylariiformis'' **** Genus ''

Samsoniella ''Samsoniella'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Cordycipitaceae. It contains the economically-important ''Samsoniella hepiali'', which has a medicine and health food market worth 10 billion RMB in China. Species GBIF list from Mar ...

'': '' P. hepiali'' *** Family

Nectriaceae The Nectriaceae comprise a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. It was circumscribed by brothers Charles and Louis René Tulasne in 1865. In 2020, an Outline of fungi was produced and listed 70 genera and about 1,336 species. It is a highl ...

**** Genus ''

Mariannaea ''Mariannaea'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Nectriaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. The fungal genus was formally established by Samson (1974) to accommodate ''M. camptospora'', ''M. elegans'' and the variety ''M. ...

'': '' P. elegans'' **** Genus '' Neocosmospora'': '' P. fuscus'' *** Family

Ophiocordycipitaceae Ophiocordycipitaceae is a family (biology), family of parasite, parasitic fungus, fungi in the phylum Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. It was created in 2007 to resolve the paraphyly of Calvicipitaceae. It was updated in 2020. Genera As accept ...

**** Genus ''

'': '' P. lilacinus'' as well as '' P. nostocoides'' **** Genus '' Pleurocordyceps'': '' P. sinensis'' *** Family Sarocladiaceae **** Genus '' Sarocladium'': '' P. bacillisporus'', '' P. ochraceus'' *** Family Tilachlidiaceae **** Genus '' Septofusidium'': '' P. berolinensis'', '' P. herbarum'' *** Family Valsonectriaceae **** Genus '' Valsonectria'': '' P. roseolus'' ** Order

Microascales The Microascales are an order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. This is a relatively small order of mostly saprobic fungi that live in soil, rotting vegetation and dung. Some species are plant pathogens, such a ...

*** Family

Microascaceae The Microascaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. The family was published by David Malloch in 1970, an emended description based on Everet Stanley Luttrell's original 1951 publication. Family was ...

**** Genus '' Microascus'': '' P. fuscatus'' ** Order

Sordariales The order Sordariales is one of the most diverse taxonomic groups within the Sordariomycetes (subdivision Pezizomycotina, division Ascomycota). Species in the order Sordariales have a broad range of ecological diversity, containing lignicolous, ...

*** Family

Chaetomiaceae The Chaetomiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Sordariales, class Sordariomycetes. Chaetomiaceae are usually saprobic or parasitic. Cheatomiaceae are a great source of enzymes with diverse biotechnological and industrial applic ...

**** Genus '' Acrophialophora'': '' P. ampullaris'', '' P. ampulliphoris'', '' P. biformis'', '' P. cinereus'', '' P. curticatenatus'', '' P. furcatus'', '' P. fusisporus'', '' P. major'', ** Order

Trichosphaeriales The Trichosphaeriales are an order (biology), order of sac fungi. It is monotypic, and consists of the single family (biology), family, the Trichosphaeriaceae. In 2017, the family of ''Trichosphaeriaceae'' was placed in Diaporthomycetidae familie ...

*** Family

Trichosphaeriaceae The Trichosphaeriales are an order of sac fungi. It is monotypic, and consists of the single family, the Trichosphaeriaceae. In 2017, the family of ''Trichosphaeriaceae'' was placed in Diaporthomycetidae families incertae sedis, which was accept ...

**** Genus ''

Verticillium ''Verticillium'' is a genus of fungi in the division Ascomycota, and are an anamorphic form of the family Plectosphaerellaceae. The genus used to include diverse groups comprising saprobes and parasites of higher plants, insects, nematodes, mol ...

'': '' P. baarnensis'', '' P. coccosporus'', '' P. eriophytis'', '' P. insectorum'', '' P. sulfurellum'' incertae sedis

Ascomycota Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...

**** Genus '' Sagrahamata'': '' P. iriomoteanus'' **** Genus '' Spicaria'': '' P. canadensis'', '' P. cossus'', '' P. fimetarius'', '' P. longipes''

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