Cordyceps nirtolii Negi, Koranga, Ranj. Singh & Z. Ahmed

Zha, Ling-Sheng, Kryukov, Vadim Yu, Ding, Jian-Hua, Jeewon, Rajesh & Chomnunti, Putarak, 2021, Novel taxa and species diversity of Cordyceps sensu lato (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) developing on wireworms (Elateroidea and Tenebrionoidea, Coleoptera), MycoKeys 78, pp. 79-117 : 79

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.78.61836

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/63498EA6-1125-53EF-B378-9E1866BBF68A

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scientific name

Cordyceps nirtolii Negi, Koranga, Ranj. Singh & Z. Ahmed
status

 

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Host.

Larva of Elateridae ( Melanotus communis (Gyllenhal)).

Known distribution.

India (Himalaya) ( Negi et al. 2012).

Note.

Host of the species was recorded as a larva of Melanotus communis ( Negi et al. 2012). Melanotus communis (Gyllenhal) represents an Elateridae insect, while Melanotus communis E. Horak is a mushroom ( Agaricales : Strophariaceae ).