Hypocrea

Hypocrea
Hypocrea sulphurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Subdivision:
Pezizomycotina
Class:
Sordariomycetes
Order:
Hypocreales
Family:
Hypocreaceae
Genus:
Hypocrea

Fr. (1825)
Type species
Hypocrea rufa
(Pers.) Fr. (1849)
Species

171, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Creopus Link (1833)
  • Debarya Schulzer (1866)

Hypocrea is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae. The widespread genus is estimated to contain 171 species that grow on rotten wood, and are often associated with other fungi.[2] Anamorphic genera associated with Hypocrea include Acremonium, Gliocladium, Trichoderma, and Verticillium.[3] Hypocrea was circumscribed by mycologist Elias Fries in 1825.[4] Due to changes within the code of nomenclature, the genus Trichoderma has been proposed for conservation over its teleomorph Hypocrea. This means that all species with both a Hypocrea and Trichoderma name will be officially known by their Trichoderma name, and any species only described as Hypocrea will be transferred to Trichoderma.[5]

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