In:
MycoKeys, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 91 ( 2022-07-07), p. 49-66
Abstract:
Clavicipitaceous fungi are pathogenic to scale insects, white flies and other insect orders. However, a few species are spider-associated. Two new genera from China, Neoaraneomyces and Pseudometarhizium , are described based on phylogenetic, ecological and morphological characteristics. Two spider-associated species, Neoaraneomyces araneicola , Pseudometarhizium araneogenum , and an insect-associated species Pseudometarhizium lepidopterorum are included. The morphological characteristics of paecilomyces-like conidiogenous structures, present in many insect/spiders associated species make species-level identifications difficult. A phylogenetic analysis of the combined dataset (ITS, LSU, RPB2 and TEF), placed the two new genera in Clavicipitaceae. The new spider-associated species may be the result of convergent evolution to adapt to the ecological environment and may have undergone host jumping or altered their nutritional preferences.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1314-4049
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1314-4057
DOI:
10.3897/mycokeys.91.86812
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DOI:
10.3897/mycokeys.91.86812.suppl1
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Date:
2022
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2630648-7
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