Open AccessParacremonium lepidopterorum, a new insect-associated fungus
Author(s) -
Da-Qiong Ming,
Ling-Yan Luo,
Xiaoliang He,
Mingshu Wang,
W. Fang,
Shufeng Chen,
Wan-Hao Chen,
Yan-Feng Han,
Zong-Qi Liang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
phytotaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1179-3163
pISSN - 1179-3155
DOI - 10.11646/phytotaxa.524.2.2
Subject(s) - biology , chlamydospore , conidium , botany , fungus , insect , phylogenetic tree , biochemistry , gene
During a survey of entomopathogenetic fungi from Southwest China, a new species, Paracremonium lepidopterorum was isolated from a pupa. It differs from other Paracremonium species by its shorter cylindrical phialides and absence of slimy head of conidia and chlamydospores. Phylogenetic analyses based on the combined datasets of ITS+LSU+TUB confirmed that P. lepidopterorum is distinct from other species. The new species is formally described and illustrated, and compared to similar species.