Clonostachys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Bionectriaceae |
Genus: | Clonostachys Corda[1] |
Synonyms | |
Clonostachys is a genus of fungi in the order Hypocreales and family Bionectriaceae.
Clonostachys has a worldwide distribution and is commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions (Schroers 2001;[2] Domsch et al. 2007).[3] Species in the genus are saprobes, endophytes, plant pathogens and mycoparasites from various habitats including soil (Schroers 2001;[2] Toledo et al. 2006;[4] Zhang et al. 2008;[5] Moreira et al. 2016).
Clonostachys rosea is of interest as a biological pest control agent.[5]