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Polycephalomyces agaricus, a new hyperparasite of Ophiocordyceps sp. infecting melolonthid larvae in southwestern China

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A new species, Polycephalomyces agaricus, which is parasitic on Ophiocordyceps sp., a pathogen of melolonthid larvae in southwestern China, is described using morphological and phylogenetic evidence. This species differs morphologically from other species in the genus by its agaric-shaped synnemata, pileus-like slimy masses on short stipes, globose to subglobose α-conidia, and plenty of laterally or apically proliferating phialides. The phylogenetic analyses based on 5-locus (nrSSU, nrLSU, tef-1α, rpb1, and rpb2) data strongly support that this fungus is a distinct species in the genus.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20125301110001), the Industrial Demonstration Program of the National Torch Plan (2013GH021540), and the Earmarked Funds for the Development of Non-Governmental Economy and Small Medium Sized Enterprises, Yunnan Province (2014XA051).

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    Yuan-Bing Wang, Hong Yu, Yong-Dong Dai, Chang-Kui Wu, Wen-Bo Zeng & Feng Yuan

  2. The Institute of Fungus Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China

    Zong-Qi Liang

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Wang, YB., Yu, H., Dai, YD. et al. Polycephalomyces agaricus, a new hyperparasite of Ophiocordyceps sp. infecting melolonthid larvae in southwestern China. Mycol Progress 14, 70 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-015-1090-7

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