First described by Swedish botanist
Richard Westling in 1909, it contained
teleomorph forms of the genus
Paecilomyces, traditionally covering anamorphic forms. With the adaptation of the "one fungus : one name" rule,
Byssochlamys is considered a synonym of
Paecilomyces. The database
Mycobank lists 9 legitimate species names, most of which are now considered to belong in the genus
Paecilomyces. •
Byssochlamys fulva, now
Paecilomyces fulvus. •
Byssochlamys lagunculariae, now
Paecilomyces lagunculariae. •
Byssochlamys nivea and
B. trisporus, now
Paecilomyces niveus. •
Byssochlamys spectabilis, now
Paecilomyces variotii. •
Byssochlamys striata, now
Pseudohamigera striata. •
Byssochlamys verrucosa, now
Thermoascus verrucosus. •
Byssochlamys musticola and
Byssochlamys zollerniae are currently not assigned an updated taxonomy. ==References==