Lecanicillium
Lecanicillium is a genus of fungi in the order Hypocreales and is described as anamorphic Cordycipitaceae; 21 species are currently described. Some of these entomopathogenic fungus species were previously widely known as Verticillium lecanii Viegas. This genus was first named and introduced by Rasoul Zare and Walter Gams.Species
The IndexFungorum records the following species:
- Lecanicillium acerosum W. Gams, H.C. Evans & Zare 2001
- Lecanicillium antillanum Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium aphanocladii Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium aranearum Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium araneicola Sukarno & Kurihara 2009
- Lecanicillium attenuatum Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium dimorphum Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium evansii Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium flavidum W. Gams & Zare 2008
- Lecanicillium fungicola Zare & W. Gams 2008; Anamorphic Cordycipitaceae
- * Lecanicillium fungicola var. aleophilum W. Gams & Zare 2008
- * Lecanicillium fungicola var. fungicola Zare & W. Gams 2008
- Lecanicillium fusisporum Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium kalimantanense Kurihara & Sukarno 2009
- Lecanicillium lecanii Zare & W. Gams 2001: pathogens of soft scale insects
- Lecanicillium longisporum Zare & W. Gams 2001: pathogens of aphids
- Lecanicillium muscarium Zare & W. Gams 2001: pathogens of whiteflies and thrips
- Lecanicillium nodulosum Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium pissodis Kope & I. Leal 2006
- Lecanicillium psalliotae Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium saksenae Kurihara & Sukarno 2009
- Lecanicillium tenuipes Zare & W. Gams 2001
- Lecanicillium wallacei H.C. Evans & Zare 2008
At least 15 products based on Lecanicillium spp. have been, or are in the process of being commercialized as biological pesticides, against a variety of pests in numerous countries worldwide.
