Dao, H.T., Beattie, G.A.C., Rossman, A.Y., Burgess, L.W., Spooner-Hart, R.N., Riegler, M., & Holford, P. 2016 Four putative entomopathogenic fungi of armoured scale insects on Citrus in Australia. Mycological Progress 15(47): 1-14

Keywords:

  • entomopathogenic fungi
  • Notes: This study led to the discovery of four putative entomopathogenic fungi of armoured scale insects on citrus trees in coastal New SouthWales. Two of these species belong in Podonectria as P. coccicola (Ellis & Everh.) Petch (syn. Tetracrium coccicola (Höhn.) Ellis & Everh.) and P. novaezelandiae Dingley. Members of this genus are grown in culture for the first time. Another species is placed in the Hypocreales, Bionectriaceae as Clonostachys coccicola (J.A. Stev.) H.T. Dao comb. nov. (basionym Tubercularia coccicola J.A. Stev., syn. Nectria tuberculariae Petch). The fourth species is Myriangium citri Henn. (Myriangiales, Myriangiaceae).