Multigene Phylogeny and Morphology of Ophiocordyceps alboperitheciata sp. nov., A New Entomopathogenic Fungus Attacking Lepidopteran Larva from Yunnan, China
10.1080/12298093.2021.1903130
- Author:
Qi FAN
1
;
Yuan-Bing WANG
;
Guo-Dong ZHANG
;
De-Xiang TANG
;
Hong YU
Author Information
1. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- Publication Type:RESEARCH ARTICLE
- From:Mycobiology
2021;49(2):133-141
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A new fungus, Ophiocordyceps alboperitheciata, parasitic on the larva of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) was identified from a survey of entomopathogenic fungi in Kunming Wild Duck Forest Park, Yunnan Province, China. It can be primarily distinguished from relatives by its longer fertile parts, sterile tips, superficial perithecia, narrower asci, and smaller septa of ascospores. As revealed from phylogenetic analyses inferred from nrSSU, nrLSU, tef-1α, rpb1, and rpb2 sequence data, O. alboperitheciata belongs to the Hirsutella citriformis clade in the genus Ophiocordyceps of Ophiocordycipitaceae, and forms a separated clade from other related species. The uniqueness of the taxon is significantly evidenced by both molecular phylogeny and morphology. Furthermore, the interspecific relationships in the H. citriformis clade are discussed.
