Translingual

Beauveria bassiana

Proper noun

Clavicipitaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Hypocreales – various fungi.

Usage notes

Phylogenetic analysis indicates Clavicipitaceae is paraphyletic, comprising three clades, one of which overlaps with family Hypocreaceae.

Hyponyms

• (family): Aciculosporium, Aschersonia, Ascopolyporus, Atkinsonella, Atricordyceps, Balansia, Balansiopsis, Beauveria, Berkelella, Cavimalum, Cepsiclava, Claviceps, Cordycepioideus, Cordyceps, Drechmeria, Dussiella, Ephelis, Epichloë, Epicrea, Gibellula, Granulomanus, Helminthascus, Heteroepichloë, Hirsutella, Hymenostilbe, Hyperdermium, Hypocrella, Konradia, Linearistroma, Metarhizium, Moelleriella, Mycomalus, Myriogenospora, Neobarya, Neoclaviceps, Neocordyceps, Neotyphodium, Nigrocornus, Paraisaria, Parepichloë, Podocrella, Polycephalomyces, Polynema, Romanoa, Shimizuomyces, Sphacelia, Sphaerocordyceps, Stereocrea, Torrubiella, Wakefieldiomyces (genera)