Ophiocordyceps myrmicarum, a new species infecting invasive Myrmica rubra in Maine.
J Invertebr Pathol
; 125: 23-30, 2015 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Myrmica rubra L. (Formicidae Hymenoptera), an invasive ant species in Maine, has been problematic in coastal communities over the past 15years and the subject of studies on its ecology, effects, and management. In recent years we observed a fungus growing from moribund M. rubra (in vitro) and have isolated multiple cultures of this previously unreported fungus over 2 y. We analyzed morphology and DNA molecular sequences of this fungus and identified it as a member of the genus Hirsutella Pat. (Ophiocordycipitaceae; Hypocreales), the use of which is suppressed in favor of a monophyletic Ophiocordyceps clade. Molecular and morphological characters support the description of this fungus as a new species, O. myrmicarum, which is the first species in this genus to be isolated from North American M. rubra.
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Formigas
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Hypocreales
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Animals
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2015
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