Ophiocordyceps camponoti-novogranadensis
| Ophiocordyceps camponoti-novogranadensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Ophiocordycipitaceae |
| Genus: | Ophiocordyceps |
| Species: | O. camponoti-novogranadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophiocordyceps camponoti-novogranadensis Evans, Elliot and Hughes, 2011 | |
Ophiocordyceps camponoti-novogranadensis is a species of fungus that parasitizes insect hosts, in particular members of the order Hymenoptera.[1] It was first isolated from Parque Estadual de Itacolomi in Ouro Preto, at an altitude of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), on Camponotus novogranadensis.
Description
Its mycelium is a chocolate brown colour, and is especially dense around its feet, forming distinctive pads. Its stromatal morphology is the same as O. camponotirufipedis. Its fertile region is brown, its ascomata being semi-erumpent and crowded. The asci are 8-spored, hyaline and cylindrical, with a prominent apical cap, while the ascospores are hyaline, thin-walled, and 5–10-septate.[1]
References
- 1 2 Moreau, Corrie; Evans, Harry C.; Elliot, Simon L.; Hughes, David P. (2011). "Hidden Diversity Behind the Zombie-Ant Fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: Four New Species Described from Carpenter Ants in Minas Gerais, Brazil". PLoS ONE 6 (3): e17024. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017024. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3047535. PMID 21399679.
Further reading
- Kobmoo, Noppol; et al. (2015). "New species of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, an ubiquitous pathogen of ants from Thailand". Fungal Biology 119 (1): 44–52. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2014.10.008.
- Araújo, João Paulo Machado; et al. (2015). "Unravelling the diversity behind the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (Ophiocordycipitaceae) complex: Three new species of zombie-ant fungi from the Brazilian Amazon". Phytotaxa 220 (3): 224–238. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.220.3.2.
- Araújo, João, et al. "Unravelling the diversity behind Ophiocordyceps unilateralis complex: Three new species of Zombie-Ant fungus from Brazilian Amazon." bioRxiv (2014): 003806.
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