Biology:Ophiocordyceps camponoti-novogranadensis

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Short description: Species of fungus

Ophiocordyceps camponoti-novogranadensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Further reading

  • Kobmoo, Noppol (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. PMID 25601148. 
  • Araújo, João Paulo Machado (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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q22286666 entry