Nomuraea Explained
Nomuraea is a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.[1]
The genus name of Nomuraea is in honour of H. Nomura (b.1897), who was a Japanese scientist.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by André Maublanc in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France vol.19 on page 295 in 1903.
Species
Species fungorum lists:[3]
- Nomuraea anemonoides A.D. Hocking (1977)
- Nomuraea owariensis Uchiy. & Udagawa (2002)
Reclassified Species Names
Five species have been reassigned to other genera, including the entomopathogenic fungus species "Nomuraea rilei" (now in Metarhizium) which shows potential for control of insect pests in the Noctuidae.
- N. atypicola (Yasuda) Samson (1974) is a synonym of Purpureocillium atypicola (Ophiocordycipitaceae)
- N. cylindrosporae (Q.T. Chen & H.L. Guo) Tzean, L.S. Hsieh, J.L. Chen & W.J. Wu (1993) is a synonym of Metarhizium cylindrosporum (Clavicipitaceae)
- N. rileyi (Farl.) Samson (1974) and N. prasina Maubl. (1903) are synonyms of Metarhizium rileyi
- N. viridula Tzean, L.S. Hsieh, J.L. Chen & W.J. Wu (1992) is a synonym of Metarhizium viridulum
Notes and References
- Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.. Roskov Y.. Kunze T.. Orrell T.. Abucay L.. Paglinawan L.. Culham A.. Bailly N.. Kirk P.. Bourgoin T.. Baillargeon G.. Decock W.. De Wever A.. Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. 2011. 21 July 2018.
- Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
- http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=318726 Species fungorum - search: Nomuraea (retrieved 22 June 2018)
