 Phylum：Anamorphic fungi >> Class： Anamorphic fungi >> Order： Anamorphic fungi |
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 BCRC Number： |
NO BCRC Number! | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Arthrobotrys superba | |||
| Author： |
Arthrobotrys superba Corda, Pracht-Fl. Eur. Schimmelbild.: 43. 1839.. |
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| Description： |
Colonies on CMA 4.7–4.9 cm diam. in 7 days at 27 ℃, loosely powdery, white, translucent, with entire margins, reverse white. Mycelium spreading, vegetative hyphae hyaline, septate, branched, 2–5 μm wide, in the presence of nematodes giving rise to arched or circular hyphae which at first are discrete, and later frequently compounded into more or less extensive networks. Conidiophores hyaline, erect, septate, simple or branched, with age proliferating to reach 1000 μm long, with clusters of mostly 5 conidia (up to 7 conidia) bearing on denticulate nodes, 15–42 μm long between adjacent nodes, denticles short bunt, 1.5–2 μm wide. Conidia ellipsoidal, 12.5–22 × 5–7.5 μm, 1-septate at the middle, slightly constricted at the septum, with a papillate projection at the base. Chlamydospores not observed. | |||
| Specimens： |
Taiwan, Hsinchu County: Jianshih Township, from humus, 14 Jul. 2007, C.C. Kuo, JS11. |
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| Habitat： |
From humus. | |||
| Distribution： |
Cosmopolitan. |
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| References： |
Li, TF et al. 2000. |
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| Provided： |
C. Y. Chen and C. C. Kuo |
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| Note： |
In comparison to closely resembling species, A. oligospora and A. conoides (Drechsler, 1937), A. sperba produce the fewest number of up to 7 conidia on each conidiogenous node. | |||