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Discovery of a new species and a new geographical record of Metarhizium (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales) from China

School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, P.R. China. Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand. School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.
School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, P.R. China
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand. School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.
School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, P.R. China
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia
School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, P.R. China
School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, P.R. China
1 new species morphology new taxon phylogenetic analysis taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Clavicipitoid fungi, significant insect pathogens within the Ascomycetes, represent a diverse and complex group that includes genera such as Metarhizium, known for their biocontrol properties. These fungi are highly diverse yet frequently overlooked, resulting in many species remaining undiscovered and undescribed. This study unveils two notable findings from China within Metarhizium: a new species, M. multisynnematum, and a new geographical record for M. phasmatodeae. These identifications were achieved through both morphological examination and phylogenetic analysis across six loci (SSU, LSU, ITS, tef-1α, rpb1, and rpb2). Detailed descriptions and illustrations of the two novel isolates are provided, along with a phylogenetic tree illustrating the placement of the new species.

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YANG, YU, YUAN-PIN XIAO, KEVIN D. HYDE, RUVISHIKA S. JAYAWARDENA, YONG-ZHONG LU, AUSANA MAPOOK, SOMRUDEE NILTHONG, FATIMAH AL-OTIBI, SHU-QIONG XIE, and XIANG-DONG LI. 2025. “Discovery of a New Species and a New Geographical Record of <em>Metarhizium</Em> (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales) from China”. Phytotaxa 683 (2):91-105. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.683.2.1.