Name:		Akanthomyces Lebert, Z. in Wiss. Zool. 9 (1858) page 449 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Insecticola Mains (1950)
Status:		Genus, anamorph (hyphomycete)
Taxonomic position:		Cordycipitaceae Kreisel [Family] Hypocreales Lindau [Order] Hypocreomycetidae O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subclass] Sordariomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Akanthomyces aculeatus Lebert Akanthomyces ampullifer (Petch) Mains Akanthomyces ampullifera (Petch) Mains Akanthomyces angustispora Mains Akanthomyces angustisporus Mains Akanthomyces arachnophilus (Petch) Samson & H.C. Evans Akanthomyces aranearum (Petr.) Mains Akanthomyces brevipes Thaxt. Akanthomyces cinereus Hywel-Jones Akanthomyces coccoidae Akanthomyces coleopteri Koval Akanthomyces coleopterorum Koval Akanthomyces furcatus Thaxt. Akanthomyces gracilis Samson & H.C. Evans Akanthomyces homoptera Akanthomyces hypogaeus Thaxt. Akanthomyces johnsonii (Massee) Vincent, Seifert & Samson Akanthomyces koratensis Hywel-Jones Akanthomyces lathrobii Thaxt. Akanthomyces longisporus B. Huang, S.B. Wang, M.Z. Fan & Z.Z. Li Akanthomyces longissimus Thaxt. Akanthomyces novo-guineensis Samson & B.L. Brady Akanthomyces ovalongatus L.S. Hsieh, Tzean & W.J. Wu Akanthomyces pistillariiformis (Pat.) Samson & H.C. Evans Akanthomyces sphingum (Schwein.) Petch Akanthomyces websteri Hywel-Jones
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (10 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]