Blackwellomyces pseudomilitaris (Hywel-Jones & Sivichai) Spatafora & Luangsa-ard, 2017 (Sordariomycetes: Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae): first report from Western Ghats of India

Authors

  • Anjali Rajendra Patil Department of Botany, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5166-4171
  • Snehal Sudhir Biranje Department of Botany, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-2950
  • Mahesh Yashwant Borde Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0150-8298
  • Yogesh Sadashiv Patil Department of Botany, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9029.17.3.26715-26720

Keywords:

Cordyceps, cultural studies, first record, fungal pigment, ITS sequencing, medicinal mushroom, phylogeny, taxonomy

Abstract

A rare entomopathogenic fungus Blackwellomyces pseudomilitaris (Hywel-Jones & Sivichai) Spatafora & Luangsa-ard on lepidopteran larva is described for the first time from India. This fungus was formerly known as Cordyceps pseudomilitaris Hywel-Jones & Sivichai. Morphological, microscopic, and cultural characteristics with molecular identification has been discussed.

Author Biographies

Anjali Rajendra Patil, Department of Botany, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India.

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Snehal Sudhir Biranje, Department of Botany, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India.

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Mahesh Yashwant Borde, Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India.

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Yogesh Sadashiv Patil, Department of Botany, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India.

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26-03-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2025)

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