A new Fungus Metarhizium gaoligongense from China. | International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 2018

Author(s)

ZiHong Chen Institute of Biological Resources of Gaoligong Mountains, Baoshan University, Baoshan 678000, Yunnan, China

Ya Guan Zhang College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655011, Yunnan, China

Xiao Na Yang Institute of Biological Resources of Gaoligong Mountains, Baoshan University, Baoshan 678000, Yunnan, China

Kai Chen Institute of Biological Resources of Gaoligong Mountains, Baoshan University, Baoshan 678000, Yunnan, China

Qin Liu Institute of Biological Resources of Gaoligong Mountains, Baoshan University, Baoshan 678000, Yunnan, China

Ling Xu Institute of Biological Resources of Gaoligong Mountains, Baoshan University, Baoshan 678000, Yunnan, China

Abstract

A new species namely Metarhizium gaoligongense collected from Gaoligong mountains, Yunnan Province, China, was described based on both morphology and multilocus (ITS, nrSSU, nrLSU, EF-1a, RPB1 and RPB2) phylogeny. M. gaoligongense was clustered in M. flavoviride complex which had 6 clearly separated individuals and it developed a wellsupported separate clade from other 5 allied species, being more close to M. koreanum and M. minus and closest to M. pemphigi. The microscopic characters of M. gaoligongense were also very similar to M. pemphigi, in accordance with phylogenic affiliation, while the culture characteristics on potato dextrose agar medium could obviously distinguish the two sister species. M. pemphigi colonies often developed radial constriction, showed emerald green, and diffused yellow-green pigmentation into medium. However, M. gaoligongense colonies were flat, green, without pigment diffusion into medium, often guttulated condensation on conidia layer surface.

Publication Details

Page(s) 2271-2276

DOI 10.17957/IJAB/15.0777

Published Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume: 20, Issue: 10, Year: 2018

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