Syspastospora parasitica

Syspastospora parasitica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Hypocreaceae
Genus: Syspastospora
Species: S. parasitica
Binomial name
Syspastospora parasitica
(Tul.) P.F.Cannon & D. Hawksw. (1982)
Synonyms
  • Sphaeronaema parasitica Tul. (1857)
  • Melanospora parasitica (Tul.) Tul. & C.Tul. (1865)

Syspastospora parasitica is a mycoparasitic fungus. It attacks other fungi, particularly species of Beauveria and Isaria (molds that belong to the family Clavicipitaceae). It parasitizes the mycelium of its host by means of specialized contact cells, and produces dark brown, long-necked perithecia.

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