Holotype:
THAILAND.
Habitat:
Underside of leaves.
Host:
Camponotus leonardi (Hymenoptera: Formicinae).
Description:
Stromata arises from the back of the head, up to 20 mm long, dark brown at the base becoming light brown at the tip of the stroma. Fertile lateral cushion containing perithecia pale brown. Perithecia fusoid-ellipsoid with rounded ostioles, 400–430 × 200–230 μm, with ostioles slightly protruding on the surface of the plate. Asci cylindric, eight-spored, 130–175 × 7–8 μm. Ascospores lanceolate with tapering ends, 110–125 × 2–3 μm, multi-septate, remaining whole after discharge. Asexual morph: Hirsutella. Phialides up to 22.5 μm long, 2–3.5 μm wide. Conidia hyaline, smooth, fusoid, 2–4 × 1–2 μm.
Culture characteristics:
This is a fastidious species, cannot be cultured.
Reference:
Kobmoo N, Mongkolsamrit S, Tasanathai K, et al. (2012). Molecular phylogenies reveal host-specific divergence of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato following its host ants. Molecular Ecology 21: 3022–3031.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05574.xSpecies |
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