Holotype:
THAILAND, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Khlong Lan National Park, 26 Sep. 2008, A. Khonsanit, K. Tasanathai, P. Srikitikulchai, R. Ridkaew, W. Chaygate, holotype BBH 25358, ex-type living culture BCC 32600.
Habitat:
Underside of leaves.
Host:
Lophopid planthopper and froghopper (Hemiptera).
Description:
Host covered with olive-grey powdery conidia. Phialides smooth-walled, globose to subglobose 2.5-3 × 3-5 μm. Conidia smooth-walled, olive-grey, subglobose, occasionally ovoid, 3-4 × 2-3 μm.
Culture characteristics:
Colonies on PDA attaining a diam of 20 mm in 20 d, mycelium dense, floccose, cottony, slightly convex to the agar surface, white turning to olive-grey. Sporulation starts at 6 d after inoculation, reverse citrine with olive yellow in the middle of colony and white cream at the margin. Conidiophores arising from aerial mycelia, erect, smooth-walled, cylindrical. Phialides smooth-walled, obpyriform, ovoid, 3–5 × 1.5–2 μm. Conidia smooth-walled, olive-grey, ovoid, occasionally ellipsoidal, 3–5 × 2–3 μm.
Reference:
Mongkolsamrit S, Khonsanit A, Thanakitpipattana D, et al. (2020). Revisiting Metarhizium and the description of new species from Thailand. Studies in Mycology 95: 171–251.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simyco.2020.04.001Species |
Strain |
Compound |
Pubchem CID |
Biological activity |
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Strain |
ITS | LSU | RPB1 | RPB2 | SSU | TEF1 |
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| BCC 29223 | MN781909 | MN781861 | MN781762 | - | MN781960 | MN781716 |
| BCC 32600 | MN781910 | MN781862 | MN781763 | - | MN781961 | MN781717 |
| BCC 7634 | MN781908 | MN781863 | MN781764 | MN781811 | MN781962 | MN781718 |