Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new entomopathogenic species of Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) parasitic on termites from China

Qi Fan, Tao Yang, Hui Li, Xue-Mei Wang, He-Fa Liao, Pei-Hong Shen, Zhu-Liang Yang, Wen-Bo Zeng, Yuan-Bing Wang..

Two new termite-pathogenic species, Ophiocordycepsglobiperitheciata and O.longistipes, are described from Yunnan Province, China. Six-locus (ITS, nrSSU, nrLSU, tef-1α, rpb1 and rpb2) phylogenetic analyses in combination with morphological observations were employed to characterize these two species. Phylogenetically, O.globiperitheciata is most closely related to Hirsutellacryptosclerotium and O.communis, whereas O.longistipes shares a sister relationship with O.fusiformis. However, O.globiperitheciata differs from H.cryptosclerotium by parasitizing Blattodea and producing clavate, unbifurcated stromata. Ophiocordycepsglobiperitheciata is distinguished from O.communis by multiple stromata, shorter asci and ascospores. Ophiocordycepslongistipes differs from O.fusiformis in producing larger stromata, perithecia, asci and ascospores, as well as smaller citriform or oval conidia. Morphological descriptions of the two new species and a dichotomous key to the 19 termite-pathogenic Ophiocordyceps species are presented.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

MycoKeys - 103(2024) vom: 15., Seite 1-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fan, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xue-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Liao, He-Fa [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Pei-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Zhu-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Wen-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuan-Bing [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Morphology
New species
Ophiocordyceps
Phylogeny
Termites

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Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3897/mycokeys.103.116153

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NLM369856341