Hesperomyces
| Hesperomyces | |
|---|---|
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| Laboulbeniales on a ladybird, possibly Hesperomyces virescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Laboulbeniomycetes |
| Order: | Laboulbeniales |
| Family: | Laboulbeniaceae |
| Genus: | Hesperomyces Thaxt. (1891) |
| Type species | |
| Hesperomyces virescens Thaxt. (1891) | |
Hesperomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Laboulbeniaceae.[1] The genus contain five species,[2] including the type-species Hesperomyces virescens. H. virescens is a parasite of the harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 314. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
- ↑ Haelewaters D, Comont RF, Zhao SY, Pfister DH (2014). "Hesperomyces virescens (Fungi, Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) attacking Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in its native range". Chinese Science Bulletin. 59 (5-6): 528–532. doi:10.1007/s11434-013-0060-1. ISSN 1001-6538.
- ↑ Haelewaters D, Minnaar IA, Clusella-Trullas S (2016). "First finding of the parasitic fungus Hesperomyces virescens (Laboulbeniales) on native and invasive ladybirds (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in South Africa". Parasite. 23: 5. doi:10.1051/parasite/2016005. ISSN 1776-1042.
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