Pochonia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
Genus: |
Pochonia Bat. & Fonseca, 1965 |
Pochonia [1] is a genus of fungi within the order Hypocreales and is described as anamorphic Metacordyceps; eight species are described. [2] Previously placed in the genus Verticillium, these fungi are known to be pathogenic to nematodes and are being developed and commercialized as biological pesticides. [3]
The genus name of Pochonia is in honour of Jacques Pochon (1907-1978), who was a French doctor and microbiologist from the Pasteur Institute. [4] Pochonia has been seen to contain ketamine. [5]
The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Ozório José de Menezes Fonseca in Publ. Inst. Micol. Univ. Recife vol.462 on page 4 in 1965.
The IndexFungorum records the following species;
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Pochonia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
Genus: |
Pochonia Bat. & Fonseca, 1965 |
Pochonia [1] is a genus of fungi within the order Hypocreales and is described as anamorphic Metacordyceps; eight species are described. [2] Previously placed in the genus Verticillium, these fungi are known to be pathogenic to nematodes and are being developed and commercialized as biological pesticides. [3]
The genus name of Pochonia is in honour of Jacques Pochon (1907-1978), who was a French doctor and microbiologist from the Pasteur Institute. [4] Pochonia has been seen to contain ketamine. [5]
The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Ozório José de Menezes Fonseca in Publ. Inst. Micol. Univ. Recife vol.462 on page 4 in 1965.
The IndexFungorum records the following species;
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