Fungal Systematics and Evolution (2021) 8, 155-161

R. Chang, M.J. Wingfield, S. Marincowitz, Z.W. de Beer, X. Zhou and T.A. Duong (2021)
Ophiostomatoid fungi including a new species associated with Asian larch bark beetle Ips subelongatus, in Heilongjiang (Northeast China)
Fungal Systematics and Evolution 8 (1), 155-161
Abstract: Ips subelongatus (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) is an important bark beetle species that infests Larix spp. in Asia. Individuals of this beetle are vectors of ophiostomatoid fungi, on their exoskeletons, that are transmitted to infested trees. In this study, the symbiotic assemblage of ophiostomatoid fungi associated with I. subelongatus in Northeast China was studied. Fungal isolates were identified based on their morphological characters and sequences of ITS, beta-tubulin, elongation factor 1-alpha and calmodulin gene regions. In total, 48 isolates were collected and identified, residing in six taxa. These included a novel species, described here as Ophiostoma gmelinii sp. nov.
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Database assignments for author(s): Michael J. Wingfield, Z. Wilhelm de Beer, Tuan A. Duong

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ips subelongatus	Larch (Larix)	China (NE)