Clonostachys (fungus)

Clonostachys is a genus of fungi in the order Hypocreales and family Bionectriaceae.

Clonostachys has a worldwide distribution and is commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions (Schroers 2001; Domsch et al. 2007). Species in the genus are saprobes, endophytes, plant pathogens and mycoparasites from various habitats including soil (Schroers 2001; Toledo et al. 2006; Zhang et al. 2008; Moreira et al. 2016).

Clonostachys rosea is of interest as a biological pest control agent.

Species
75 species were included by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility As of 2023, 60 species are listed Species Fungorum:


 * Clonostachys agarwalii (Kushwaha) Schroers
 * Clonostachys ambigua
 * Clonostachys apocyni (Peck) Rossman, L.Lombard & Crous
 * Clonostachys aranearum Wan H.Chen, Y.F.Han, J.D.Liang, X.Zou, Z.Q.Liang & D.C.Jin
 * Clonostachys asymmetrica (Samuels) Schroers
 * Clonostachys aurantia (Penz. & Sacc.) Rossman, L.Lombard & Crous
 * Clonostachys blumenaviae (Rehm) Rossman, L.Lombard & Crous
 * Clonostachys candelabrum (Bonord.) Schroers
 * Clonostachys candida Harz
 * Clonostachys chlorina Schroers
 * Clonostachys chloroleuca G.M.Moreira, L.M.Abreu, Pfenning & Schroers
 * Clonostachys chongqingensis
 * Clonostachys coccicola (J.A.Stev.) H.T.Dao
 * Clonostachys compacta Petch
 * Clonostachys compactiuscula (Sacc.) D.Hawksw. & W.Gams
 * Clonostachys coxeniae
 * Clonostachys cylindrospora Höhn.
 * Clonostachys dichotoma Bayl.Ell.
 * Clonostachys divergens Schroers
 * Clonostachys eriocamporesiana
 * Clonostachys essexcoheniae
 * Clonostachys farinosa (Henn.) Rossman
 * Clonostachys gibberosa (Schroers) Rossman, L.Lombard & Crous (2015)
 * Clonostachys granuligera
 * Clonostachys indica Prasher & R.Chauhan
 * Clonostachys intermedia Schroers
 * Clonostachys krabiensis Tibpromma & K.D.Hyde (2018)
 * Clonostachys leptoderma
 * Clonostachys leucaenae
 * Clonostachys manihotis (Rick) Rossman, L.Lombard & Crous (2015)
 * Clonostachys mellea (Teng & S.H.Ou) Z.Q.Zeng & W.Y.Zhuang (2017)
 * Clonostachys moreaui
 * Clonostachys oligospora
 * Clonostachys pallens
 * Clonostachys parva (Schroers) Rossman, L.Lombard & Crous (2015)
 * Clonostachys phyllophila Schroers (2001)
 * Clonostachys pilosella
 * Clonostachys pnagiana
 * Clonostachys populi Harz (1871)
 * Clonostachys pseudobotrytis Höhn. (1902)
 * Clonostachys pseudosetosa (Samuels) Schroers (2001)
 * Clonostachys pseudostriatopsis Hirooka & Tak.Kobay. (2007)
 * Clonostachys pulvinata Petch (1927)
 * Clonostachys rhizophaga Schroers (2001)
 * Clonostachys rogersoniana Schroers (2001)
 * Clonostachys rosea (Link) Schroers, Samuels, Seifert & W.Gams (1999)
 * Clonostachys saulensis Lechat & J.Fourn. (2019)
 * Clonostachys simmonsii Massee (1907)
 * Clonostachys spinulosa
 * Clonostachys spinulosispora Lechat & J.Fourn. (2018)
 * Clonostachys squamuligera
 * Clonostachys swieteniae
 * Clonostachys tonduzii (Speg.) Rossman, L.Lombard & Crous (2015)
 * Clonostachys tornata (Höhn.) Rossman, L.Lombard & Crous (2015)
 * Clonostachys truncata (J.Luo & W.Y.Zhuang) Z.Q.Zeng & W.Y.Zhuang (2017)
 * Clonostachys vesiculosa (J.Luo & W.Y.Zhuang) Z.Q.Zeng & W.Y.Zhuang (2017)
 * Clonostachys viticola
 * Clonostachys wenpingii (J.Luo & W.Y.Zhuang) Z.Q.Zeng & W.Y.Zhuang (2014)

Former species (all are Bionectriaceae, except if mentioned);


 * C. araucaria = Clonostachys rosea
 * C. araucaria var. compacta = Clonostachys rosea
 * C. araucaria var. confusa = Clonostachys rosea
 * C. araucaria var. rosea = Clonostachys rosea
 * C. aureofulvella = Bionectria aureofulvella
 * C. buxi = Pseudonectria buxi, Nectriaceae
 * C. byssicola = Bionectria byssicola
 * C. capitata = Bionectria capitata
 * C. catenulata = Clonostachys rosea
 * C. cylindrospora = Clonostachys compactiuscula
 * C. epichloe = Bionectria epichloe
 * C. grammicospora = Bionectria grammicospora
 * C. grammicosporopsis = Bionectria grammicosporopsis
 * C. impariphialis = Bionectria impariphialis
 * C. kowhai = Bionectria kowhai
 * C. lasiacidis = Bionectria lasiacidis
 * C. levigata = Bionectria levigata
 * C. lucifer = Bionectria lucifer
 * C. macrospora = Clonostachys apocyni
 * C. miodochialis = Clonostachys parva
 * C. oblongispora = Bionectria oblongispora
 * C. pityrodes = Bionectria pityrodes
 * C. populi var. aesculi = Clonostachys populi
 * C. pseudochroleuca = Bionectria pseudochroleuca
 * C. pseudostriata = Bionectria pseudostriata
 * C. ralfsii = Bionectria ralfsii
 * C. rosea f. catenulata = Clonostachys rosea
 * C. rossmaniae = Bionectria rossmaniae
 * C. samuelsii = Bionectria samuelsii
 * C. sesquicillii = Bionectria sesquicillii
 * C. setosa = Bionectria setosa
 * C. solani = Bionectria solani
 * C. solani f. nigrovirens = Bionectria solani
 * C. spectabilis = Peziza ostracoderma, Pezizaceae
 * C. sporodochialis = Bionectria sporodochialis
 * C. subquaternata = Bionectria subquaternata
 * C. verrucispora = Bionectria verrucispora
 * C. zelandiae-novae = Bionectria zelandiae-novae