Abstract
Cultures derived from ascospores of Hypocrea lixii (= H. nigricans, H. lentiformis) produced the morphological species Trichoderma harzianum in pure culture. Trichoderma harzianum, the most commonly found species of the genus, is also one of the most species frequently used in biocontrol of plant pathogens. It has not been connected previously to a teleomorph. The connection was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. Similar to the anamorph, the teleomorph collections have a wide geographic distribution. Described in the 19th century, Hypocrea lixii is epitypified by a collection from Thailand.
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Chaverri, P., Samuels, G.J. Hypocrea lixii, the teleomorph of Trichoderma harzianum . Mycol Progress 1, 283–286 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-006-0025-8
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