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First record of Stigmatomyces (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales) on Drosophilidae from Japan
Izumi Yamazaki1, Moe Onuma1, Haruka Omiya1
1Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Abstract:
Three Stigmatomyces species were detected on five drosophilid species from Japan. We report Stigmatomyces majewskii on Drosophila rufa and Drosophila suzukii, Stigmatomyces scaptodrosophilae on Scaptodrosophila coracina and Scaptodrosophila subtilis, and Stigmatomyces sacaptomyzae on Scaptomyza graminum. Except for Scaptomyza graminum, each of these species is a newly identified Stigmatomyces host. Our discovery that D. suzukii is a host of S. majewskii may provide new pest management approaches for this global agricultural pest insect.
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