Kingdom Fungi Class Sordariomycetes Family Clavicipitaceae Scientific name Metarhizium majus | Division Ascomycota Order Hypocreales Genus Metarhizium Rank Species | |
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Similar Metarhizium flavoviride, Metarhizium acridum, Monographella nivalis var nivalis, Metacordyceps, Fusarium patch | ||
Metarhizium majus is the new name given to a group of fungal isolates that are known to be virulent against Scarabaeidae, a family of beetles. Previously, this species has had variety status in Metarhizium anisopliae (var. majus) and its name is derived from characteristically very large spores (typically 2.5–4 µm x 10–14 µm long) for the genus Metarhizium. There has been considerable interest in developing isolates of this species into mycoinsecticides: especially for coconut and oil palm beetle pests in SE Asia, the Pacific region and Africa.
It is an anamorph, its telomorphic form is Cordyceps brittlebankisoides.
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