Metarhizium puerense (Hypocreales, Clavicipitaceae): a new species from Yunnan, south-western China
Citation
Ma J M (2024). Metarhizium puerense (Hypocreales, Clavicipitaceae): a new species from Yunnan, south-western China. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e129087 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.Description
As a genus within the Clavicipitaceae, Metarhizium exhibits rich morphological and ecological diversity, with a wide distribution and a variety of hosts. Currently, sixty-eight species of Metarhizium have been described.A new species of Metarhizium, M. puerense (Hong Yu bis), was described in Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, south-western China. Based on morphological characteristics and multilocus phylogenetic analyses, Metarhizium puerense was confirmed to be phylogenetically related to M. album, but was clearly separated and formed a distinct branch. In contrast, the host of Metarhizium album was plants and leafhoppers and that lepidopteran larvae were the host of M. puerense. The diagnostic features of M. puerense were solitary to multiple stromata and smooth-walled, cylindrical with rounded apices conidia.Taxonomic Coverages
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School of Ecology and Environment, Yunnan University
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Jin Mei Ma
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School of Ecology and Environment, Yunnan University
Kunming
CN
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School of Ecology and Environment, Yunnan University
Kunming
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