PYCC 6383

General Information

Taxonomy

1 - Taxon name

Meira argovae

2 - Classification

Basidiomycota

3 - Strain (species name) changes

None

4 - Status of the strain

Holotype strain of Meira argovae

Other Collections

8 - Accession numbers in other collections

CBS 110053

Strain details

11 - PYCC strain status

Open

12 - Mediterranean strain

Yes

13 - Substrate of isolation

carmine spidermite on leaves of Ricinus communis

14 - Category of substrate

Vascular plants, mosses & algae

15 - Locality

Nes Ziona, Coastal Plain

16 - Country of origin

Israel

18 - Sample Collected by

A. Al-Adawi

19 - Isolated by and date of isolation

No. AS005/L5, Oct 1996

21 - Deposited by

J.P. Sampaio, Nov. 2013

22 - History

J.P. Sampaio > PYCC

23 - Preservation

Glass beads; 20% Glycerol; -150ºC

24 - Price per culture

90€

Growth conditions

26 - Medium for growth

YMA

Bibliography

Title

Novel anamorphic mite-associated fungi belonging to the Ustilaginomycetes: Meira geulakonigii gen. nov., sp. nov., Meira argovae sp. nov. and Acaromyces ingoldii gen. nov., sp. nov.