Metarhizium majus
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| Remains of Oryctes rhinoceros adult infected with M. majus: Dipolog, Mindanao, Philippines (1977) | |
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M. majus
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| Metarhizium majus (J.R.Johnst.) J.F.Bisch., Rehner & Humber (2009)
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Metarhizium majus[1] is the new name given to a group of fungal isolates that are known to be virulent against Scarabaeidae, a family of beetles. Previously, this species has had variety status in Metarhizium anisopliae (var. majus) and its name is derived from characteristically very large spores (typically 2.5–4 µm x 10–14 µm long) for the genus Metarhizium. There has been considerable interest in developing isolates of this species into mycoinsecticides: especially for coconut and oil palm beetle pests in SE Asia, the Pacific region and Africa.
It is an anamorph, its telomorphic form is Cordyceps brittlebankisoides.[2]
Important Isolates
- The epitype is isolate ARSEF 1914: derived from a dried US National Fungus Collection culture (BPI 878297)[1].
References
See also
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