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Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metarhizium majus[1] is the name given to a group of fungal isolates that are known to be virulent against Scarabaeidae, a family of beetles. Previously, this species has had variety status in Metarhizium anisopliae (var. majus) and its name is derived from characteristically very large spores (typically 2.5–4 μm x 10–14 μm long) for the genus Metarhizium. There has been considerable interest in developing isolates of this species into mycoinsecticides: especially against the coconut and oil palm beetle pest Oryctes in SE Asia, the Pacific region and Africa.
Metarhizium majus | |
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Remains of Oryctes rhinoceros adult infected with M. majus: Dipolog, Mindanao, Philippines (1977) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
Genus: | Metarhizium |
Species: | M. majus |
Binomial name | |
Metarhizium majus (J.R.Johnst.) J.F.Bisch., Rehner & Humber (2009) | |
Synonyms | |
Metarhizium anisopliae var. majus |
It is an anamorph, a suggested teleomorph was Cordyceps brittlebankisoides.[2]
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