171, see text Hypocrea is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae.

The widespread genus is estimated to contain 171 species that grow on rotten wood, and are often associated with other fungi.

[2] Anamorphic genera associated with Hypocrea include Acremonium, Gliocladium, Trichoderma, and Verticillium.

[3] Hypocrea was circumscribed by mycologist Elias Fries in 1825.

[4] Due to changes within the code of nomenclature, the genus Trichoderma has been proposed for conservation over its teleomorph Hypocrea.