Ovularia puerariae Sawada is the hyphomycetous anamorph of a new Marasmius species on living leaves of kudzu (Pueraria montana, Fabaceae).
An arthroconidial hyphomycete on living leaves of kudzu (Pueraria montana, Fabaceae), originally described by Sawada in 1959 as Ovularia puerariae, was rediscovered. This anamorph is connected to an unknown Marasmius teleomorph belonging to section Globulares, which develops on the same living leaves. Ultrastructure and LSU rDNA sequence analysis of the anamorph confirm this connection. The fungus does not have only a unique biology among agarics, comparable only to Mycena citricolor, but also has the potential for application as a control agent of kudzu. During comparison with similar anamorph genera, Illosporium graminicola was found to be a synonym for Beniowskia sphaeroidea.
Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. kirschner@ncu.edu.tw
Roland
R
Kirschner
I-Shu
IS
Lee
Chee-Jen
CJ
Chen
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D055433:Marasmius / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010802:Phylogeny; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000382:microbiology; D029908:Pueraria / Q000382:microbiology*
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal
Marasmiaceae; TEM; biological weed control; phytopathology; type study