Hesperomyces

Hesperomyces
Laboulbeniales on a ladybird, possibly Hesperomyces virescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Laboulbeniomycetes
Order: Laboulbeniales
Family: Laboulbeniaceae
Genus: Hesperomyces
Thaxt.
Type species
Hesperomyces virescens
Thaxt.

Hesperomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Laboulbeniaceae.[1] The genus contain 5 species,[2] including the type-species Hesperomyces virescens. H. virescens is a parasite of the harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58.
  2. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi. 10th ed. Wallingford: CABI. p. 314. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  3. ↑ Haelewaters, Danny; Comont, Richard F.; Zhao, Serena Y.; Pfister, Donald H. (2014). "Hesperomyces virescens (Fungi, Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) attacking Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in its native range". Chinese Science Bulletin 59 (5-6): 528–532. doi:10.1007/s11434-013-0060-1. ISSN 1001-6538.
  4. ↑ Haelewaters, Danny; Minnaar, Ingrid A.; Clusella-Trullas, Susana (2016). "First finding of the parasitic fungus Hesperomyces virescens (Laboulbeniales) on native and invasive ladybirds (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in South Africa". Parasite 23: 5. doi:10.1051/parasite/2016005. ISSN 1776-1042.

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