Neozygites tanajoae Delal., Humber & A. E. Hajek 2004

The fungal pathogenNeozygites tanajoaeDelalibera Jr., Humber & Hajek sp. nov. (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) is being used in Africa as a biological control agent against the introduced cassava green mite (CGM),Mononychellus tanajoa(Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae). This fungus is specific to CGM and has been referred to asN. floridana(Weiser & Muma) Remaud. & Keller, a common pathogen of many tetranychid mites. (Mycologia 2004)

The fungal pathogenNeozygites tanajoaeDelalibera Jr., Humber & Hajek sp. nov. (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) is being used in Africa as a biological control agent against the introduced cassava green mite (CGM),Mononychellus tanajoa(Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae). This fungus is specific to CGM and has been referred to asN. floridana(Weiser & Muma) Remaud. & Keller, a common pathogen of many tetranychid mites. In the present studyN. tanajoaeis investigated at the morphological and molecular levels and physiological attributes ofN. tanajoaeandN. floridanaare compared. Morphological observations ofN. tanajoaeisolates generally correspond toN. floridanaand to other mite pathogenic species ofNeozygites.However, this fungus readily can be distinguished fromN. floridanabased on 18S rDNA sequences, host ranges, nutritional requirements for growth in vitro, tolerances to cold (4 C) and abilities to withstand specific cryopreservation techniques.N. tanajoaeisolates from Brazil and Africa have identical 18S rDNA sequences but they presented 5.7 and 9.94% pairwise distance fromN. floridanaisolates.N. tanajoaeproved to differ sufficiently from other mite-pathogenic fungi referred to asN. floridanato justify the description of a new species. (site accessed 2 June 2015)

Neozygites tanajoae je grzib, co go ôpisoł Delal., Humber & A.E. Hajek 2004. Neozygites tanajoae nŏleży do zorty Neozygites i familije Neozygitaceae. Żŏdne podgatōnki niy sōm wymianowane we Catalogue of Life.