Purpureocillium atypicola (Yasuda) Spatafora, Hywel-Jones & Luangsa-ard is a fungus in the Ophiocordycipitaceae family, order Hypocreales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Purpureocillium atypicola (Yasuda) Spatafora, Hywel-Jones & Luangsa-ard

Purpureocillium atypicola (Yasuda) Spatafora, Hywel-Jones & Luangsa-ard

Purpureocillium atypicola is an entomopathogenic fungus in Ophiocordycipitaceae, recorded from Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

Genus
Purpureocillium
Order
Hypocreales
Class
Sordariomycetes

About Purpureocillium atypicola (Yasuda) Spatafora, Hywel-Jones & Luangsa-ard

Purpureocillium atypicola (Yasuda) Spatafora, Hywel-Jones & Luangsa-ard is an entomopathogenic fungus species that was previously named Nomuraea atypicola. It belongs to the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. No subspecies of this fungus are listed in the Catalogue of Life. Records of this species have been documented from Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Sordariomycetes Hypocreales Ophiocordycipitaceae Purpureocillium

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