Yang Yu, Xiao Yuan-Pin, S Jayawardena Ruvishika, Hyde Kevin D, Nilthong Somrudee, Mapook Ausana, Lu Yong-Zhong, Xie Shu-Qiong, Al-Otibi Fatimah, Wang Xiao, Luo Kang, Luo Li-Ping
School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, China Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand.
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand.
MycoKeys. 2025 May 13;117:289-313. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.117.144875. eCollection 2025.
, a genus of invertebrate-pathogenic fungi in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae (order Hypocreales), is globally distributed. Over 300 species have been described and accepted as members of the genus. This study introduces three new species from China: , , and . Remarkably, , hosted on flies (Muscidae, Diptera), is characterized by its larger perithecia and longer secondary ascospores. is also introduced based on morphological distinctions from closely related species. produces dark brown superficial perithecia with an asexual morph at the apex and does not break into part-spores. Phylogenetic analyses using six loci (LSU, ITS, SSU, , , and ) robustly support the placement of these new species within the . Additionally, we report a new host record for . Detailed descriptions, illustrations, color photo plates, and a phylogenetic tree are provided.
虫草属是麦角菌科(肉座菌目)的一类无脊椎动物致病真菌,分布于全球。已描述并认可超过300个物种为该属成员。本研究介绍了来自中国的三个新物种:[物种名1]、[物种名2]和[物种名3]。值得注意的是,寄生于蝇类(双翅目,蝇科)的[物种名1],其特征在于其较大的子囊壳和较长的次生子囊孢子。[物种名2]也是基于与近缘物种的形态差异而被引入的。[物种名3]产生深褐色的表面子囊壳,顶端有一个无性型,且不会裂成部分孢子。使用六个基因座(LSU、ITS、SSU、[基因座名1]、[基因座名2]和[基因座名3])进行的系统发育分析有力地支持了这些新物种在虫草属中的位置。此外,我们报告了[物种名4]的一个新宿主记录。提供了详细的描述、插图、彩色照片图版和系统发育树。