Akanthomyces

Fungi · Ascomycota · Sordariomycetes · Hypocreales · Cordycipitaceae

rank

genus

observation frequency

Mushroom Observer 54

GBIF 53

Counts record how often the species has been seen, not how rare it is. Sampling is heavily concentrated in Europe and North America.

threat status

not evaluated

description

A parasite of insects and spiders. Produces white, cream or flesh-colored cylindrical, attenuated synnemata covered with a hymenium of phialides. These conidiogenous cells are either ellipsoidal, cylindrical, or narrowly cylindrical and gradually or abruptly tapering to a more or less distinct neck. Conidia are unicellular, hyaline, in short or long chains.

records held

0