Table 1.
Comparison of morphological characters, host and geographical location of myrmecophilous hirsutelloid species of Ophiocordyceps.
| Species | Host | Death position | Ascospore |
Hirsutella asexual morph |
Source | Complex | Distribution | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (μm) | Capilliconidiophore | Septation | A | B | C | Paraisaria-like | Stilbelliformis | ||||||
| Ophiocordyceps albacongiuae | Camponotus sp. | biting epiphytes | 80–100 × 5 | na | 5–6 | This study | O. unilateralis s.l. | Colombia | |||||
| O. blakebarnesii | Camponotus sp. | biting inside log | 140–160 × 4 | na | 6–7 | x | This study | USA (Missouri) | |||||
| O. camponoti-atricipis | Camponotus atriceps | biting leaf | 80–85 × 3 | 55 | 5 | x | Araújo et al. (2015) | Brazilian Amazon | |||||
| O. camponoti-balzani | Camponotus balzani | biting leaf | 135–174 × 4–5 | – | 14–22 | x | x | Evans et al. (2011) | Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest | ||||
| O. camponoti-bispinosi | Camponotus bispinosus | biting spines | 70–75 × 4.5 | 65 | 4–5 | x | Araújo et al. (2015) | Brazilian Amazon | |||||
| O. camponoti-chartificis | Camponotus chartifex | biting leaf | 75–85 × 5 | 75–90 | 9–13 | x | This study | Brazilian Amazon | |||||
| O. camponoti-femorati | Camponotus femoratus | biting leaf/spines | 75–90 × 3 | 35–40 | 5 | x | This study | Brazilian Amazon | |||||
| O. camponoti-floridani | Camponotus floridanus | biting leaf | 75–90 × 4–5 | na | 5 | x | This study | USA (Florida) | |||||
| O. camponoti-hippocrepidis | Camponotus hippocrepis | biting spines | 75–85 × 4–5 | 45–50 | 5 | x | This study | Brazilian Amazon | |||||
| O. camponoti-indiani | Camponotus indianus | biting leaf | 75 × 4.5 | 130 | 5 | x | x | Araújo et al. (2015) | Brazilian Amazon | ||||
| O. camponoti-leonardi | Camponotus leonardi | biting leaf | 110–125 × 2–3 | – | 7–8 | x | Kobmoo et al. (2012) | Thailand | |||||
| O. camponoti-melanotici | Camponotus melanoticus | biting leaf | 170–210 × 4–5 | 20–25 | 27–35 | x | Evans et al. (2011) | Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest | |||||
| O. camponoti-nidulantis | Camponotus niduland | biting saplings | 90–105 (−115) × 3–4 | 50–60 | 5 | x | x | This study | Brazilian Amazon | ||||
| O. camponoti-novogranadensis | Camponotus novogranadensis | biting epiphytes | 75–95 × 2.5–3.5 | – | 5–10 | x | x | Evans et al. (2011) | Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest | ||||
| O. camponoti-renggeri | Camponotus renggeri | biting leaf/moss | 90–120 × 4 | – | 5–8 | x | This study | Brazilian Amazon | |||||
| O. camponoti-rufipedis | Camponotus rufipes | biting leaf | 80–95 × 2–3 | 60–70 | 4–7 | x | Evans et al. (2011) | Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest | |||||
| O. camponoti-saundersi | Camponotus saundersi | biting leaf | 75–85 × 2–3 | – | 7–8 | x | Kobmoo et al. (2012) | Thailand | |||||
| O. camponoti-sexguttati | Camponotus sexguttatus | biting leaf | 120–140 × 3 | 25–30 | 7 | x | This study | Brazilian Amazon | |||||
| O. halabalaensis | Camponotus gigas | biting leaf | 60–75 × 3–5 | – | 7–8 | x | Luangsa-ard et al. (2011) | Thailand | |||||
| O. kimflemingiae | Camponotus castaneus | biting twig | 80–90 × 5 | 80–100 | 5–6 | x | x | This study | USA (South Carolina) | ||||
| O. naomipierceae | Polyrhachis cf. robsonii | biting leaf | 75–105 × 5–6 | na | 4–6 | x | x | This study | Australia | ||||
| O. oecophyllae | Oecophylla smaragdina | biting leaf | – | – | – | x | This study | Australia | |||||
| O. ootakii | Polyrhachis sp. | biting leaf | 85–100 × 3 | na | 5 | x | This study | Japan | |||||
| O. polyrhachis-furcata | Polyrhachis furcata | biting leaf | 90–100 × 2–3 | – | 0 | x | Kobmoo et al. (2012) | Thailand | |||||
| O. rami | Camponotus sp. | biting green twigs | 200–215 × 2–3 | – | 7–8 | x | Kobmoo et al. (2015) | Thailand | |||||
| O. satoi | Polyrhachis sp. | biting twig | 85–100 × 4 | 40–50 | 5 | x | This study | Japan | |||||
| O. septa | Camponotus sp. | biting leaf | 45–50 × 6–8 | – | 7–8 | x | Kobmoo et al. (2015) | Thailand | |||||
| O. sp. (Gh 41) | Polyrhachis sp. | biting trunk | na | na | na | This study | Ghana | ||||||
| O. monacidis | Dolichoderus bispinosus | base of trunk (moss) | 95–110×? | – | 3–4 | x | Evans & Samson (1982)/This study | O. kniphofioides s.l. | Brazilian Amazon | ||||
| O. daceti | Daceton armigerum | leaf (not biting) | – | – | – | x | This study | Brazilian Amazon, Colombia | |||||
| O. kniphofioides | Cephalotes atratus | base of trunk | 110–150 × 1.5–3 | – | 3–5 | x | Evans & Samson (1982) | Brazilian Amazon, Colombia | |||||
| O. ponerinarum | Paraponera clavata | base of trunk | – | – | – | x | Evans & Samson (1982) | Brazilian Amazon, Colombia | |||||
Bold represents species described in this study.