Isaria farinosa (Holmsk.) Fr.
no common name
Anamorphic
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
no common name
Anamorphic
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
Photograph
Species Information
Summary:
This is "a striking fungus that forms beautiful coremia on a number of different insects" (Beug(3)). A coremium is a type of structure that produces conidia (asexual spores). The teleomorph is unknown but according to Dictionary of the Fungi, 10th Edition, the anamorphic genus is associated with the Cordycipitaceae.
Microscopic:
The conidia are 1-2.5 x 1-1.5 microns, oval to nearly round, and colorless (Beug).
Notes:
Distribution is widespread, and Isaria farinosa from BC, WA, and OR is included in the USDA-ARS Collection of Entomopathogenic Fungal Cultures.
Habitat and Range
Habitat
growing on a variety of insects (Beug)
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cenangium fuliginosum
Paecilomyces farinosus (Holmskjold) A.H.S. Brown and G. Smith
Tympanis fuliginosa (Fr.) Wallr. var. pezizaeformis Wallr.