Phylum：Anamorphic fungi　>>　Class： Anamorphic fungi　>>　 Order： Anamorphic fungi 
   
 
　BCRC Number： NO BCRC Number!  
   
　Scientific Name： Arthrobotrys oligospora
 
   
   
　Author：

Arthrobotrys oligospora Fresen., Beitr. Mykol. 1: 18. 1850..
   
 
 
 
 
　Description： Vegetative hyphae hyaline, septate, 2.5?8.0 μm in diam; conidiophores hyaline, erect septate, 288?420 μm in height, 7?14 μm in diam at base, tapering upward to 2?6 μm in diam at tip; conidiogenous head slightly inflated, bearing conidia on narrow, short denticles; conidia hyaline, obovoidal, one-septate below the niddle, slightly constricted at the septum, 24?30 × 10?15 μm; trapping nematodes by means of loops and adhesive networks.
 
 
 
 
 
　Specimens：

Nantou County, Puli, soil, 4 Nov. 1990, B002 (BCRC 32662). J. Y. Liou
 
 
 
　Habitat： soil.
 
 
 
　Distribution：

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Sweden, Taiwan, UK, USA.
 
 
 
　References：

Tzean, SS. et al. 1997; Pfister, D.H. and Liftik, M.E. 1995.
   
   
   
　Provided：

G. Y. Liou, S. S. Tzean and J. Y. Liou
 
 
　Note： Teleomorph is Orbilia. A. oligospora is characterized by its trapping devices and obovoid conidia constricted at the septum.