Holotype:
THAILAND, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Khao Yai National Park, 17 Jun. 2009, K. Tasanathai, P. Srikitikulchai, S. Mongkolsamrit, T. Chohmee, R. Ridkaew, N.L. Hywel-Jones, holotype BBH 26809, ex-type living culture BCC 36921.
Habitat:
Buried in the soil.
Host:
Termite.
Description:
Stroma solitary, simple, cylindrical, up to 11 cm long, 1 mm wide, brown, ca 8.5 cm emerging above the leaf litter, ca 2.5 cm, buried in the soil. Asexual morph (Hirsutella) produced ca 1 cm at the terminal part of the stroma, light brown to grey. Perithecia pseudo-immersed, broadly ovoid covering middle part of stroma, 400-500 × 200-300 µm. Asci 8-spored, filiform, 187.5-287.5 × 4.5-7.5 µm with cap, 2 µm. Ascospores whole, filiform, 230-315 × 1.5-3 µm, with septa.
Culture characteristics:
Colonies on PDA attaining a diam of 16 mm within 20 d at 25 °C, cream to grey. Conidiogenous cells swollen towards the base, hyaline, smooth, tapering gradually towards the apex, which often forms a thin neck, monophialidic, 10–17 × 2–3 µm. Conidia arising from phialides at the apex of each neck, oval, 3–5 × 2–3 µm.
Reference:
Tasanathai K, Noisripoom W, Chaitika T, et al. (2019). Phylogenetic and morphological classification of Ophiocordyceps species on termites from Thailand. MycoKeys 56: 101–129.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.56.37636Species |
Strain |
Compound |
Pubchem CID |
Biological activity |
Reference |
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Strain |
ITS | LSU | RPB1 | RPB2 | TEF1 |
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| BCC 30904 | MH754732 | MH753686 | MK214115 | MK214100 | MK284273 |
| BCC 36921 | MH754731 | MH753685 | MK214116 | MK214099 | MK284272 |