Neocosmospora


Neocosmospora is a genus of fungi in the family Nectriaceae.
The genus was established by Smith in 1899. Species in the genus are saprobes, endophytes, and plant and animal pathogens and they are commonly found in soil, plant debris, living plant material, air and water.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;

Uses of Neocosmospora species

Bioassay-guided fractionation of a fungus Neocosmospora sp. resulted in the isolation of three new resorcylic [acid lactone]s, 'neocosmosin A', 'neocosmosin B' and 'neocosmosin C'. As well as three known resorcylic acid lactones, 'monocillin IV', 'monocillin II' and radicicol which were also isolated and identified, where compounds 4–6 show good binding affinity for the human opioid receptors. These findings have important implications for the potential psychoactive effects with this class of compounds.