Tritirachium oryzae

Tritirachium oryzae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Tritirachiomycetes
Order: Tritirachiales
Family: Tritirachiaceae
Genus: Tritirachium
Species:
T. oryzae
Binomial name
Tritirachium oryzae
(Vincens) de Hoog (1972)
Synonyms
  • Beauveria oryzae Vincens (1910)
  • Beauveria heimii Saccas (1948)
  • Tritirachium violaceum Tatarenko (1952)

Tritirachium oryzae is a fungus in the Basidiomycota often mistaken for a member of the Ascomycota. it is a mesophile linked recently with human pathogenicity in multiple, rare cases. This species produces airborne spores and is an endophyte of several plant species in North America, South America and in the Middle East.