TY - JOUR
T1 - Unravelling the diversity behind the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (Ophiocordycipitaceae) complex
T2 - Three new species of zombie-ant fungi from the Brazilian Amazon
AU - Araújo, João P.M.
AU - Evans, Harry C.
AU - Geiser, David M.
AU - Mackay, William P.
AU - Hughes, David P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Magnolia Press.
PY - 2015/7/24
Y1 - 2015/7/24
N2 - In tropical forests, one of the most commonly encountered relationships between parasites and insects is that between the fungus Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota) and ants, especially within the tribe Camponotini. Here, we describe three newly discovered host-specific species, Ophiocordyceps camponoti-atricipis, O. camponotibispinosi and O. camponoti-indiani, on Camponotus ants from the central Amazonian region of Brazil, which can readily be separated using morphological traits, in particular the shape and behavior of the ascospores. DNA sequence data support inclusion of these species within the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis complex.
AB - In tropical forests, one of the most commonly encountered relationships between parasites and insects is that between the fungus Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota) and ants, especially within the tribe Camponotini. Here, we describe three newly discovered host-specific species, Ophiocordyceps camponoti-atricipis, O. camponotibispinosi and O. camponoti-indiani, on Camponotus ants from the central Amazonian region of Brazil, which can readily be separated using morphological traits, in particular the shape and behavior of the ascospores. DNA sequence data support inclusion of these species within the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis complex.
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U2 - 10.11646/phytotaxa.220.3.2
DO - 10.11646/phytotaxa.220.3.2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84937889605
SN - 1179-3155
VL - 220
SP - 224
EP - 238
JO - Phytotaxa
JF - Phytotaxa
IS - 3
ER -