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Ophiocordyceps sessilis sp. nov., a new species of Ophiocordyceps on Camponotus ants in Japan

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Ophiocordyceps sessilis, a new species of Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales, was found on Camponotus obscuripes ants, where the ants were primarily infected by another close relative, O. pulvinata. Morphological observation clearly indicated that O. sessilis and O. pulvinata are distinct species. Ophiocordyceps sessilis exhibited superficial development of perithecia and ascospore disarticulation into part-spores, not known in O. pulvinata. Nucleotide sequence data suggested that O. sessilis belongs in Ophiocordyceps, Ophiocordycipitaceae. Molecular data also indicated that O. sessilis is a close relative of O. cuboidea, O. prolifica, O. paracuboidea, and O. ryogamiensis, which are all known to produce part-spores. Since O. sessilis is always associated with ants infected by O. pulvinata, O. sessilis may be a hyperparasite of O. pulvinata.

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We are grateful to the members of the Japanese Society for Vegetable Wasps and Plant Worms for collecting samples and for their fruitful discussions.

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  1. Aoba-cho 52, Yanagawa-machi, Date, Fukushima, 960-0756, Japan

    Yoshitaka Kaitsu

  2. Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan

    Kiminori Shimizu

  3. Ishikawa Prefectural University, Suematsu 1-308, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan

    Eiji Tanaka

  4. Environmental Education Center, Miyagi University of Education, Aramaki 149, Aoba-ku, Miyagi, 980-0845, Japan

    Satoshi Shimano

  5. RIKEN Research Cluster for Innovation Nakamura Laboratory, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan

    Shigeru Uchiyama

  6. Laboratory of Environmental Mycoscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan

    Chihiro Tanaka

  7. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Kounodai 2-8-30, Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0827, Japan

    Noriko Kinjo

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Kaitsu, Y., Shimizu, K., Tanaka, E. et al. Ophiocordyceps sessilis sp. nov., a new species of Ophiocordyceps on Camponotus ants in Japan. Mycol Progress 12, 755–761 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-013-0911-9

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