| Hypocrea | |
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| Hypocrea sulphurea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Hypocreaceae |
| Genus: | Hypocrea Fr. (1825) |
| Type species | |
| Hypocrea rufa (Pers.) Fr. (1849) | |
| Species | |
171, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
