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Issue: Vol. 591 No. 2: 4 April 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-04-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.591.2.3
Page range: 106-124
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Description of a novel termite ectoparasite, Termitaria hexasporodochia sp. nov. (Kathistaceae), presenting an unusual six-sectioned infestation, and a key to the fungal family Kathistaceae

Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, 07102
Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, 07102.
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 10024
Rutgers University
Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, 08854. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 10024. Department of Biological Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark NJ, 07102
Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, 07102. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 10024.
Ascomycote asexual fungi ectoparasite social insects termites

Abstract

Termites, an economically significant group of eusocial cockroaches, are host to a variety of ectoparasitic fungi. Here, we provide up-to-date morphological and geographic data for fungal ectoparasites described belonging to the family Kathistaceae and describe Termitaria hexasporodochia sp. nov., a species observed to form lesions on its host in an unusual hexad arrangement. To date, the family Kathistaceae comprises 4 genera (Kathistes, Mattirolella, Termitaria, and Termitariopsis) and 11 valid species. Two genera we focus on in this paper, Termitaria and Mattirolella, are asexual ectoparasitic fungi that form sporodochia on the eusocial insects, termites. Morphological data collected via Micro-CT, SEM, and confocal microscopy confirms that this is a new fungal species belonging to the genus Termitaria. A comparison chart and dichotomous key are provided to distinguish all members of the family, Kathistaceae, to which the new species belongs.

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<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Wingfield, M.J., Seifert, K.A. &amp; Webber, J.F. (1993) Ceratocystis and Ophiostoma: Taxonomy, Ecology and Pathogenicity. - APS, St. Paul, Minnesota.Thaxter, R. (1920) Second note on certain peculiar fungus parasites of living insects.&nbsp;</span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Botanical Gazette </em></span><span lang="en-GB">69: 1–27.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Van Valen, L. (1973)&nbsp;A new evolutionary law.&nbsp;</span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Evolutionary Theory </em></span><span lang="en-GB">1: 1–30.</span></span></span></span></p>