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''Metarhizium'' is a genus of entomopathogenic fungi in the Clavicipitaceae family. With the advent of genetic profiling, it has now become possible to place these fungi in proper taxa. Most turn out to be the asexual forms (anamorphs) of fungi in the phylum Ascomycota: including ''Metacordyceps'' spp. == Species == Nine former varieties have now been assigned species status next to the well-known ''Metarhizium anisopliae'':〔 〕 * ''M. anisopliae'' that includes many isolates previously described as ''M. anisopliae'' var. ''anisopliae'' * ''M. guizhouense'' (syn. ''M. taii'') * ''M. pingshaense'' * ''M. acridum'' stat. nov. (= ''M. anisopliae'' var. ''acridum'') * ''M. lepidiotae'' stat. nov. (= ''M. anisopliae'' var. ''lepidiotae'') * ''M. majus'' stat. nov. (= ''M. anisopliae'' var. ''major'') * ''M. globosum'' sp. nov. * ''M. robertsii'' sp. nov. * ''M. brunneum'' Species long recognised as distinct: * ''M. album'' * ''M. flavoviride'' * ''M. frigidum'' The teleomorphs of ''Metarhizium'' species appear to be members of the genus ''Metacordyceps''.〔 〕 ''Metacordyceps taii'' (as ''Cordyceps taii'') has been described as the teleomorph of ''Metarhizium taii''〔 〕 and was later synonymised with ''M. anisopliae'' var. ''anisopliae'',〔 〕 but it is now described as a synonym of ''M. guizhouense''. It is not yet clear whether the other varieties of ''M. anisopliae'' have their own teleomorphs. It is, however, possible that some, if not most, strains of ''M. anisopliae'' have lost the capability of reproducing sexually.〔?〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metarhizium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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