Rehner and Buckley have shown that B. bassiana consists of many distinct lineages that should be recognized as distinct phylogenetic species and the genus Beauveria was redescribed with a proposed type for B. bassiana in 2011.
Rehner ja Buckley näitasid, et B. bassiana koosneb paljudest eraldiseisvatest põlvnemisliinidest, mida tuleks käsitleda erinevate fülogeneetiliste liikidena, ning 2011. aastal kirjeldati B. bassiana ümber.