Erynia radicans (Bref.) Humber, Ben Ze'ev & R.G. Kenneth, (an entomophagous fungus)


27 Aug 2007 at OSGR: SD86 in Mid-west Yorks, England

Record Summaryon tiny Empid on Dog’s Mercury leaf
Found asInfection
Date27 August 2007
Associated organismEmpididae
OS grid refOSGR: SD86
Lat/Lon54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W
Vice CountyMid-west Yorks, VC no: 64
CountryEngland
Voucher27 Aug 2007[N]
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Notes:

Brownish sheet of hyphae over the insect.

Sporangia: ellipsoid, with capillary germ tube to 2ary sporangia.

1ary sporangia: 15-21.5/5.5-8µm, ellipsoid, with weak collar.

2ary sporangia: 16/4.5µm, fusiform, curved.

Hyphal bodies: spherical.

Rhizoids: monohyphal, branched at the ends.

Host is a small Empid (antennae and eye nicks)

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