Species

Cordyceps bassiana IMV 00265

[ Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | . . .
. . . | Hypocreales | Cordycipitaceae | Beauveria ]

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Taxonomy: Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | Ascomycota | saccharomyceta | Pezizomycotina | leotiomyceta | sordariomyceta | Sordariomycetes | Hypocreomycetidae | Hypocreales | Cordycipitaceae | Beauveria Anamorph: Beauveria bassiana Synonym: Beauveria bassiana var. bassiana, Tritirachium shiotae, Spicaria bassiana, Penicillium bassianum, Botrytis bassiana Comment: This fungus is parasitic on insects in the bush. It seems to kill them from the inside, feeding on the internal organs, and often the dead insect seems to have just stopped in the middle of what ever it was doing. The fungus is also known as "Sugar Icing Fungus". Go to NCBI Taxonomy (176275) Encyclopedia of life Wikipedia Projects: National Center for Biotechnology Information: NCBI Fungi Genomes Project Publication: Singh NK, Blachowicz A, Romsdahl J et. al. (2017) Draft Genome Sequences of Several Fungal Strains Selected for Exposure to Microgravity at the International Space Station. Genome Announc 5, e01602-16. 10.1128/genomeA.01602-16 Genome files National Center for Biotechnology Information Type Version Date Compl Cov GC % Size (Mbp) Contigs CGR Illegal Chars N50 (kbp) Acc File Seq info Contigs v 2.0.0 2017-01-25 100 51.7 35.2 735 - 138 -