Anguillospora is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Amniculicolaceae. It was circumscribed by Cecil Terence Ingold in 1942, with Anguillospora longissima assigned as the type species. It was found as a root endophytic fungus in the plant Equisetum scirpoides.Singh, L., Sati, S.C. Antagonistic Activity of Isolated Root Endophytic Freshwater Fungus Anguillospora Longissima Against Pathogenic Fungi. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 43, 201–205 (2020). It is related to the genera Amniculicola and Lophiostoma. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species , Species Fungorum accepts 11 species of Anguillospora. Anguillospora crassa Anguillospora curvula Anguillospora filiformis Anguillospora furtiva Anguillospora gigantea Anguillospora mediocris Anguillospora pseudolongissima Anguillospora pulchella Anguillospora rubescens Anguillospora virginiana
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