Turkish Journal of Botany
DOI
10.3906/bot-1405-18
Abstract
This paper describes a new species of Clavicipitaceae fungi belonging to the genus Metacordyceps G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones and Spatafora, defined as Metacordyceps dhauladharensis sp. Nov., from India. The diagnostic features of this new species are stipitate stromata of brownish color and an elongated fertile head on a Hymenopteran host. The perithecium size of this species was measured as 152-257 × 65-72 µm, and the asci were measured as 30-48 µm in length and 2.5 µm in breadth. Based on molecular studies, the sequence of 469 bp of this species showed only 86% homology with Metacordyceps indigotica (Kobayasi and Shimizu) Kepler, G.H. Sung and Spatafora.
First Page
520
Last Page
526
Recommended Citation
SHARMA, SAPAN KUMAR and GAUTAM, NANDINI
(2015)
"Metacordyceps dhauladharensis sp. nov., a new entomopathogenic fungus from India,"
Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 39:
No.
3, Article 14.
https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1405-18
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol39/iss3/14
