Carnivorous fungi

species of fungus

species of fungus

Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms with species known as oyster, abalone, or tree mushrooms. It includes some of the most commonly cultivated edible mushrooms in the world, such as P. ostreatus. Additionally, some species have been used in the mycoremediation of pollutants.

species of fungus

species of fungus

species of fungus

species of fungus

species of fungus

species of fungus

species of fungus

fungus which traps and eats tiny animals

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carnivorous fungi specialized in trapping and digesting nematodes

Paecilomyces is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens.

edible gilled fungus native to the tropics, including Africa, Asia, and Australasia

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gilled fungus native to Australia and New Zealand

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Dactylella is a genus comprising 72 species of mitosporic fungi in the family Orbiliaceae. They are notable for trapping and eating nematodes.

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Purpureocillium is a fungal genus in the Ophiocordycipitaceae family. The genus now contains at least 5 species with the type species Purpureocillium lilacinum, a common soil mold. It has been isolated from a wide range of habitats, including cultivated and uncultivated soils, forests, grassland, deserts, estuarine sediments and sewage sludge, and insects. It has also been found in nematode eggs, and occasionally from females of root-knot and cyst nematodes. In addition, it has frequently been detected in the rhizosphere of many crops. The species can grow at a wide range of temperatures – fro

species of fungus