Paecilomyces marquandii (Massee) S. Hughes
(an anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesPaecilomyces marquandii (an anamorphic fungus)
SpeciesMetarhizium marquandii (Lavender Waxcap Mould)
GenusMetarhizium (a genus of fungi)
FamilyCLAVICIPITACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2002 Notes and Records (Jan 2002) Field Mycology Vol 3 (1): 28-30 rear cover.
Outen, A. 2002 Paecilomyces marquandii showing characteristic lavender tomentum Vol 3 (1) Page: 30

Paecilomyces marquandii (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Paecilomyces marquandii (an anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Paecilomyces marquandii (an anamorphic fungus)
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