Helicocollum samlanense

Fungi > Ascomycota > Sordariomycetes > Hypocreales > Clavicipitaceae > Helicocollum
Helicocollum samlanense
Helicocollum samlanense
Helicocollum samlanense
Helicocollum samlanense
Helicocollum samlanense
Helicocollum samlanense
Helicocollum samlanense


Holotype:

THAILAND, Saraburi Province, Namtok Samlan National Park (Phra Buddha Chai), 24 Dec. 2022, J.J. Luangsa-ard, K. Tasanathai, S. Mongkolsamrit, holotype BBH 49714, ex-type living culture BCC 96785.


Habitat:

Underside of of bamboo leaves.


Host:

Scale insects (Hemiptera).


Description:

Stromata pulvinate or tomentose to planar, in various shades of cream, white or grey, 2–5 mm diam. Perithecia pseudoimmersed, sparsely packed on mycelium covering the insect, ovoid, 200–250 × 120–180 μm. Asci cylindrical, 8-spored, up to 100–150 × 8–15 μm, with caps 3–7 μm thick. Ascospores hyaline, whole, septate, 80–120 × 1.5–3 μm, remaining whole after discharge.


Culture characteristics:

Colonies on PDA attaining a diam of 5 mm in 4 wk, strong orange yellow, consisting of densely packed, partly submersed, and somewhat stromatic cells and felt-like aerial mycelium. Conidiogenous cells mono-or polyphialidic, arising from hyphae laterally from hyphae. Phialides 25–60 × 2–5, slightly helical necks present, 1–1.5 μm wide. Conidial masses orange yellow. Conidia cylindrical, 1-septate, smooth-walled, 8–15 × 2–5 μm.




Reference:

Found 0 compound(s) associated with this species

Species

Strain

Compound

Pubchem CID

Biological activity

Reference

Strain