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FUNGAL BIOLOGY
Volume 117, Issue 11-12, Pages 807-813Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.10.004
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Dimorphism; Insect-associated fungi; Laboulbeniomycetes; Position specificity
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- United States National Science Foundation [0529722]
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [0529722] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Four morphotypes of Hesperomyces (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniomycetes) were found on the ladybird Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Costa Rica and Ecuador. Partial SSU and ITS rDNA sequence analysis revealed that these belong to two phylogenetic species, each with a pair of morphotypes displaying position specificity. Confirmation of dimorphism in Laboulbeniales highlights the need for a thorough systematic revision of species concepts within the order. The theory of 'position specificity' also needs to be revisited. (C) 2013 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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