Phylum:Anamorphic fungi >> Class: Anamorphic fungi >> Order: Anamorphic fungi | ||||
BCRC Number: | NO BCRC Number! | |||
Scientific Name: | Arthrobotrys musiformis | |||
Author: | Arthrobotrys musiformis Drechsler, Mycologia 29: 481. 1937.. |
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Description: | Vegetative hyphae hyaline, septate, 3.4?8.2 μm in diam; conidiophores erect, septate, rarely branched, producing a candelabrum-like branching system, each branch bearing a single, terminal conidium; conidia hyaline, elongate obovoidal to ellipsoidal, straight or lightly curved, one-septate slightly below the middle, broadly rounded at the wider distal end, tapering toward the slightly protruded base, 22?44.6 × 6.6?12.2 μm; trapping nematodes by means of three-dimensional adhesive networks. | |||
Specimens: | Taiwan, Nantou County, Sitou, litter, 1 Dec. 1991, I002 (BCRC 32758); Taiwan, Taipei County, Wulai, litter, 15 Oct. 1991, A010 (BCRC 32744). J. Y. Liou |
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Habitat: | litter | |||
Distribution: | Brazil, Ecuador, France, Hawaii, Netherlands, Nigeria, Taiwan, UK, USA. |
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References: | Tzean, SS. et al. 1997 |
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Provided: | G. Y. Liou, S. S. Tzean and J. Y. Liou |
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Note: | A. musiformis is characterized by its trapping devices and branched conidiophores. conidia are slightly curved and ellipsoidal. | |||