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SUBMITTER: Xiao YP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6308235 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiao Yuan-Pin YP Wen Ting-Chi TC Hongsanan Sinang S Jeewon Rajesh R Luangsa-Ard J Jennifer JJ Brooks Siraprapa S Wanasinghe Dhanushka Nadeeshan DN Long Feng-Yao FY Hyde Kevin D KD
Scientific reports 20181227 1
Polycephalomyces (Ophiocordycipitaceae) species are found in subtropical regions and are parasitic or hyperparasitic on insects. Two new species, P. aurantiacus and P. marginaliradians, parasitic on Ophiocordyceps barnesii and larva of Cossidae respectively, are introduced in this paper. Morphological comparison with extant species and DNA based phylogenies from analyses of a multigene dataset support the establishment of the new taxa. Polycephalomyces aurantiacus, exhibiting a hyperparasitic li ...[more]