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E10EB8A09E0F58509E7CE9B4CBE61BA0.text	E10EB8A09E0F58509E7CE9B4CBE61BA0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Manidigitorum attinorum M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya & A. Rodrigues 2026	<div><p>Manidigitorum attinorum M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya &amp; A. Rodrigues sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 5</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“attinorum” in reference to the subtribe Attina that comprises fungus-farming ants from which this fungus was isolated.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Manidigitorum attinorum typically forms conidiophores with three basal cells arranged in a cruciform configuration, comprising one central basal cell and two lateral cells originating from the main axis.</p><p>Typus.</p><p>BRAZIL • Pará, Belterra, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-54.928&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-3.0485" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -54.928/lat -3.0485)">Floresta Nacional de Tapajós</a>, 3°2.91'S, 54°55.68'W, on fungus garden of Apterostigma urichii (ant colony ID: CALD 170314-03), 14 Mar 2017, Q. V. Montoya, LESF 1034 (ITS: PX 225019, LSU: PX 225029, tef 1: PX 633031, rpb 1: PX 663411, rpb 2: PX 663422). Holotype CBS 153793 preserved as metabolically inactive culture (ex-type culture CBS 153793) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Conidiophore stipe 60–284.5 × 2.5–7.5 µm, upright, alternate, or opposite along the aerial mycelium, hyaline, without a foot cell, smooth-walled, forming branches 6–35 × 2.5–4 µm; tip with up to six basal cells, frequently with three basal cells arranged in a cruciform configuration (one central basal cell and two opposite lateral cells). Pedicel 1.5–10 × 2–3.5 µm, erect, aseptate, hyaline, arising from the conidiophore stipe or branches, smooth-walled, supporting one phialide. Basal cell 2–10 × 2–6 µm, arising from the conidiophore branches or the pedicel, irregularly shaped, resembling a hand supporting fingers and rarely exhibiting a deer-horn-like appearance, hyaline, smooth-walled, supporting 1–25 phialides. Supporting cell not observed. Phialide formed on the basal cell, pedicel, or branch, rarely sessile on the conidiophore stipe, hyaline, sometimes with a basal septum, 5.5–21 µm long, lageniform, 1–3.5 × 1–5 µm at the base, 2–5.5 × 2–6 µm at the swollen section, 2.5–7.5 × 0.5–2 µm at the neck. Conidia formed in long chains, fusiform with rounded tips, 4.5–7 × 2–3 µm, hyaline, smooth-walled. Chlamydospores not observed.</p><p>Culture growth characteristics: Colonies growing at 20 ° C and 25 ° C on MEA, PDA, and CMD. No growth at 10 ° C and 30 ° C after 4 days on all media. Colony radius, after 4 days at 20 ° C: 6 mm on MEA (inconspicuous growth, the colony barely grows on the inoculum), 26 mm on PDA, 13 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 11 mm on MEA, 31 mm on PDA, 13 mm on CMD. Colony radius, after 7 days at 20 ° C: 10 mm on MEA, 35 mm on PDA, 20 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 15 mm on MEA, 35 mm on PDA, 21 mm on CMD. Colony morphology: CMD 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with loose aerial mycelium, white (1 A 1); MEA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white; PDA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, greyish yellow (3 B 3) to white. Soluble pigments absent.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species is found in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Fungus gardens of Apterostigma ant nests.</p><p>Additional material examined.</p><p>BRAZIL • Pará, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-50.35936&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.132639" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -50.35936/lat -6.132639)">Floresta Nacional de Carajás</a>, 6°07'57.5"S, 50°21'33.7"W, on fungus garden of Apterostigma pilosum group (ant colony ID: QVM 241008-02), 13 Oct 2024, M. O. Cruz, LESF 2006 (ITS: PX 225024, LSU: PX 225030, tef 1: PX 633032, rpb 1: PX 663412, rpb 2: PX 663423) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Manidigitorum attinorum is closely related to M. sessilis and M. ramosus . The conidiophore of M. attinorum is smaller than that of M. sessilis, and the basal cell supports more phialides. Few sessile phialides are observed in M. attinorum . Unlike M. ramosus, strains of M. attinorum do not have frequent branches and have smaller basal cells but support more phialides. In addition, the colony radius of M. attinorum on PDA and CMD at 25 ° C after 4 days is greater than that of M. sessilis and M. ramosus .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E10EB8A09E0F58509E7CE9B4CBE61BA0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira;Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre;Gerardo, Nicole Marie;Rodrigues, Andre	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira, Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre, Gerardo, Nicole Marie, Rodrigues, Andre (2026): More diverse than previously thought: a novel Hypocreaceae symbiont from Apterostigma fungus-farming ants. IMA Fungus 17: e 182573, DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.17.182573
BACDE2840D225090B3F55151328619BA.text	BACDE2840D225090B3F55151328619BA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Manidigitorum cervicornutus M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya & A. Rodrigues 2026	<div><p>Manidigitorum cervicornutus M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya &amp; A. Rodrigues sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 6</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“ cervicornutus ” (cervus = deer, cornu = horn) in reference to the appearance of the basal cell supporting phialides.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Manidigitorum cervicornutus frequently forms hand cells with deer horn appearance.</p><p>Typus.</p><p>PANAMA • Darién Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-77.73236&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-8.019722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -77.73236/lat -8.019722)">Rancho Frio</a>, 8°01'11.0"S, 77°43'56.5"W, on fungus garden of Apterostigma pilosum group (ant colony ID: UGM 030106-02), U. G. Mueller, LESF 870 (ITS: PX 225025, LSU: PX 225026, tef 1: PX 633029, rpb 1: PX 663406, rpb 2: PX 663417). Holotype CBS 153791 preserved as metabolically inactive culture (ex-type culture CBS 153791) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Conidiophore stipes 80–590 × 2–5.5 µm, upright, alternate along the aerial mycelium, hyaline, without a foot cell, smooth-walled, rarely forming branches 4.5–30.5 × 2.5–3.5 µm; tip with up to nine hand-like cells. Pedicel 3.5–22.5 × 2–3.5 µm, erect, aseptate, hyaline, arising from the conidiophore stipe or tip, smooth-walled, supporting one basal cell or 1–9 phialides. Basal cell 4–14.5 × 2–6 µm, arising from the conidiophore stipe or the pedicel, hyaline, smooth-walled, irregularly shaped, resembling a hand supporting fingers or frequently exhibiting a deer-horn-like appearance, supporting 2–13 phialides. Supporting cell not observed. Phialides formed on the basal cell or pedicel, hyaline, sometimes with a basal septum, 6–17 µm long, lageniform, 0.5–4 × 1–3 µm at the base, 3.5–7.5 × 2–4 µm at the swollen section, 1–8 × 0.5–2 µm at the neck. Conidia formed in short chains, fusiform with rounded tips, 3–6 × 1.5–2.5 µm, hyaline, smooth-walled. Chlamydospores not observed.</p><p>Culture growth characteristics: Colonies growing at 20 ° C, 25 ° C, and 30 ° C on MEA, PDA, and CMD. No growth at 10 ° C after 4 days on all media. Colony radius, after 4 days at 20 ° C: 8 mm on MEA (inconspicuous growth, the colony barely grows on the inoculum), 18 mm on PDA, 10 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 10 mm on MEA, 22 mm on PDA, 13 mm on CMD; at 30 ° C: 11 mm on MEA, 14 mm on PDA, 11 mm on CMD. Colony radius, after 7 days at 20 ° C: 15 mm on MEA, 30 mm on PDA, 17 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 14 mm on MEA, 29 mm on PDA, 14 mm on CMD; at 30 ° C: 14 mm on MEA, 28 mm on PDA, 16 mm on CMD. Colony morphology: CMD 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with loose aerial mycelium, white (1 A 1); MEA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white; PDA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white. Soluble pigments absent.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species is found in tropical forests in Panama.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Fungus gardens of Apterostigma ant nests.</p><p>Additional material examined.</p><p>PANAMA • Colón Province, on fungus garden of Apterostigma dentigerum (ant colony ID: NMG 020521-04), N. M. Gerardo, LESF 889 (ITS: PX 225016, LSU: PX 225027, tef 1: PX 633031, rpb 1: PX 663407, rpb 2: PX 663418) . PANAMA, Colón Province, on fungus garden of Apterostigma pilosum group, U. G. Mueller, LESF 890 (ITS: PX 225018, LSU: PX 225028, tef 1: PX 633035, rpb 1: PX 663408, rpb 2: PX 663419) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Manidigitorum cervicornutus is closely related to M. sessilis . Unlike the latter, M. cervicornutus has a smaller conidiophore and lacks a supporting cell and a sessile phialide. In addition, M. cervicornutus presents growth on PDA and CMD at 30 ° C after 4 days, unlike M. sessilis, which does not grow at 30 ° C.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BACDE2840D225090B3F55151328619BA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira;Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre;Gerardo, Nicole Marie;Rodrigues, Andre	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira, Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre, Gerardo, Nicole Marie, Rodrigues, Andre (2026): More diverse than previously thought: a novel Hypocreaceae symbiont from Apterostigma fungus-farming ants. IMA Fungus 17: e 182573, DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.17.182573
E366A97776B2537B939E5FB07BD34773.text	E366A97776B2537B939E5FB07BD34773.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Manidigitorum M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya & A. Rodrigues 2026	<div><p>Manidigitorum M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya &amp; A. Rodrigues gen. nov.</p><p>Fig. 4</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“ Manidigitorum ” (manus = hand, digitus = hand fingers) in reference to the basal cell with a shape resembling a human hand supporting fingers.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Basal cells supporting phialides. These basal cells have a shape resembling a hand supporting fingers.</p><p>Type species.</p><p>Manidigitorum sessilis M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya &amp; A. Rodrigues .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Monophyletic group belonging to the Hypocreaceae with branched or unbranched conidiophores, irregularly shaped basal cells, indeterminate or vesicle-like. These cells are formed from the conidiophore stipe, conidiophore branch, or pedicel. Additional supporting cells can be observed between the basal cell and the phialides. Phialides (enteroblastic conidiogenous cells) sessile or emergent from basal cell, supporting cell, pedicel, or conidiophore branch. Conidia fusiform to oblong.</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Manidigitorum is phylogenetically placed within the Hypocreaceae as a sister clade of Sympodiorosea and Escovopsis . However, Manidigitorum fungi have white sporulation, unlike Sympodiorosea (pink sporulation) and Escovopsis (brown sporulation). In addition, Manidigitorum does not have sympodial conidiogenous cells, as Sympodiorosea does, and Manidigitorum does not have vesicles supporting phialides, as Escovopsis does.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E366A97776B2537B939E5FB07BD34773	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira;Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre;Gerardo, Nicole Marie;Rodrigues, Andre	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira, Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre, Gerardo, Nicole Marie, Rodrigues, Andre (2026): More diverse than previously thought: a novel Hypocreaceae symbiont from Apterostigma fungus-farming ants. IMA Fungus 17: e 182573, DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.17.182573
A0C32FD847595B8EB8421CAF2B2FFCB2.text	A0C32FD847595B8EB8421CAF2B2FFCB2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Manidigitorum minutus M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya & A. Rodrigues 2026	<div><p>Manidigitorum minutus M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya &amp; A. Rodrigues sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 7</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“ minutus ” (minutus = small) in reference to the conidiophore size.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Manidigitorum minutus forms conidiophores smaller than those of other Manidigitorum spp.</p><p>Typus.</p><p>BRAZIL • Amazonas, Novo Airão, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-60.8255&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-2.5231667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -60.8255/lat -2.5231667)">Parque Nacional de Anavilhanas</a>, 2°31.39'S, 60°49.53'W, on fungus garden of Apterostigma urichii (ant colony ID: CAR 170120-04), 20 Jan 2017, Q. V. Montoya, LESF 1035 (ITS: PX 225022, LSU: PX 225031, tef 1: PX 633038, rpb 1: PX 663415, rpb 2: PX 663425). Holotype CBS 153792 preserved as metabolically inactive culture (ex-type culture CBS 153792) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Conidiophore stipe 33–250 × 3–5 µm, upright, alternate, or opposite along the aerial mycelium, hyaline, without a foot cell, smooth-walled, rarely forming branches 4–5 × 1.5–3 µm; tip with up to four basal cells. Pedicel 2–9 × 1.5–4 µm, erect or declined, aseptate, hyaline, smooth-walled, arising from the conidiophore tip, some supporting 5–15 phialides. Basal cell 4–7.5 × 2.5–5.5 µm, arising from the conidiophore stipe or pedicel, irregularly shaped, resembling a hand supporting fingers, vesicle-like or indeterminate, hyaline, smooth-walled, supporting 3–25 phialides. Supporting cell 6–10 × 1–3 µm, rare, oblong, hyaline, smooth-walled, supporting one phialide. Phialides formed on the basal cell or pedicel, rarely sessile, hyaline, sometimes with a basal septum, 6.1–12.2 µm long, lageniform, 1–2.5 × 0.5–3 µm at the base, 3–6.5 × 1.5–4 µm at the swollen section, 1.5–7.5 × 0.5–2.5 µm at the neck. Conidia formed in long chains, fusiform with rounded tips, 2–4 × 1.5–2.5 µm, hyaline, smooth-walled. Chlamydospores not observed.</p><p>Culture growth characteristics: Colonies growing at 20 ° C, 25 ° C, and 30 ° C. No growth at 10 ° C after 4 days on all media. Colony radius, after 4 days at 20 ° C: 4 mm on MEA, 4 mm on PDA (inconspicuous growth, the colony barely grows on the inoculum), 12 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 8 mm on MEA, 6 mm on PDA, 5 mm on CMD (inconspicuous growth); at 30 ° C: 8 mm on MEA (inconspicuous growth), 14 mm on PDA, 7 mm on CMD (inconspicuous growth). Colony radius, after 7 days at 20 ° C: 8 mm on MEA (inconspicuous growth), 15 mm on PDA, 3 mm on CMD (inconspicuous growth); at 25 ° C: 1.9 mm on MEA, 22 mm on PDA, 7 mm on CMD; at 30 ° C: 9 mm on MEA (the colony barely grows on the inoculum), 26 mm on PDA, 13 mm on CMD. Colony morphology: CMD 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with loose aerial mycelium, white (1 A 1); MEA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white; PDA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white. Soluble pigments absent.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species is found in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.</p><p>Habitats.</p><p>Fungus gardens of Apterostigma ant nests.</p><p>Additional material examined.</p><p>BRAZIL • Amazonas, Novo Airão, Parque Nacional de Anavilhanas, on fungus garden of Apterostigma pilosum group (ant colony ID: CC 170119-03), 19 Jan 2017, Q. V. Montoya, LESF 1036 (ITS: PX 225023, LSU: PX 225032, tef 1: PX 633039, rpb 1: PX 663416, rpb 2: PX 663426) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Manidigitorum minutus is closely related to M. ramosus . However, unlike M. ramosus, the basal cells of M. minutus can be vesicle-like and support a greater number of phialides. No supporting cell was observed in M. minutus, as seen in M. ramosus . Additionally, the mycelial growth of M. minutus on PDA (after 4 and 7 days at 20, 25, and 30 ° C) is slower compared to that of M. ramosus .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A0C32FD847595B8EB8421CAF2B2FFCB2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira;Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre;Gerardo, Nicole Marie;Rodrigues, Andre	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira, Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre, Gerardo, Nicole Marie, Rodrigues, Andre (2026): More diverse than previously thought: a novel Hypocreaceae symbiont from Apterostigma fungus-farming ants. IMA Fungus 17: e 182573, DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.17.182573
DE7054DE619B54578C6EC7D5D3394CB2.text	DE7054DE619B54578C6EC7D5D3394CB2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Manidigitorum ramosus M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya & A. Rodrigues 2026	<div><p>Manidigitorum ramosus M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya &amp; A. Rodrigues sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 8</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“ ramosus ” (ramosus = branched) in reference to the frequently branched conidiophores.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Manidigitorum ramosus forms conidiophores with frequent branches.</p><p>Typus.</p><p>ECUADOR • eastern, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, on fungus garden of Apterostigma cf. dentigerum (ant colony ID: AGH 030609-03), 06 Sep 2003, Anna Himler, LESF 871 (ITS: PX 225020, LSU: PX 225034, tef 1: PX 633033, rpb 1: PX 663414, rpb 2: PX 663424). Holotype CBS 153795 preserved as metabolically inactive culture (ex-type culture CBS 153795) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Conidiophore stipe 54–858 × 2–6.5 µm, upright, alternate, or opposite along the aerial mycelium, hyaline, without a foot cell, smooth-walled, always forming branches 4.5–65.5 × 2.5–6.5 µm; tip usually bifurcate, with up to seven basal cells. Pedicel 2.5–21.5 × 2–6 µm, erect, aseptate, hyaline, arising from the conidiophore stipe or branches, smooth-walled, supporting 1–5 phialides. Basal cell 2–20 × 2.5–10 µm, arising from the conidiophore branches or the pedicel, irregularly shaped, resembling a hand supporting fingers, hyaline, smooth-walled, supporting 1–9 phialides. Supporting cell not observed. Phialides formed on the basal cell, pedicel, or branch, rarely sessile on the conidiophore stipe, hyaline, sometimes with a basal septum, 6–40 µm long, lageniform, 1–9 × 1–8 µm at the base, 1.5–15 × 1.5–8 µm at the swollen section, 1–20.5 × 0.6–2.5 µm at the neck. Conidia formed in long chains, fusiform with rounded tips, 3.5–7.5 × 1.5–3 µm, hyaline, smooth-walled. Chlamydospores not observed.</p><p>Culture growth characteristics: Colonies growing at 20 ° C, 25 ° C, and 30 ° C on MEA, PDA, and CMD. No growth at 10 ° C after 4 days on all media. Colony radius, after 4 days at 20 ° C: 6 mm on MEA (inconspicuous growth, the colony barely grows on the inoculum), 17 mm on PDA, 14 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 11 mm on MEA, 22 mm on PDA, 9 mm on CMD (inconspicuous growth); at 30 ° C: 11 mm on MEA, 23 mm on PDA, 10 mm on CMD. Colony radius, after 7 days at 20 ° C: 10 mm on MEA, 34 mm on PDA, 5 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 17 mm on MEA, 35 mm on PDA, 15 mm on CMD; at 30 ° C: 17 mm on MEA, 34 mm on PDA, 15 mm on CMD. Colony morphology: CMD 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with loose aerial mycelium, white (1 A 1); MEA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white; PDA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white to pale yellow (4 A 3). Soluble pigments absent.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>The species is found in tropical forests in eastern Ecuadorian Amazon and Atlantic rainforest in Brazil.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Fungus gardens of Apterostigma ant nests.</p><p>Additional material examined.</p><p>BRAZIL • São Paulo, Ribeirão Grande, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-48.411335&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.281666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -48.411335/lat -24.281666)">Parque Estadual Intervales</a>, 24°16.90'S, 48°24.68'W, on fungus garden of Apterostigma sp. (ant colony ID: DSA 240510-01), 20 May 2024, M. O. Cruz, LESF 1934 (ITS: PX 225015, LSU: PX 225033, tef 1: PX 633034, rpb 1: PX 663413, rpb 2: PX 663427) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Manidigitorum ramosus is closely related to M. attinorum and M. minutus . However, unlike M. attinorum, the basal cells in M. ramosus support fewer phialides. In addition, M. ramosus lacks a supporting cell, in contrast to M. minutus . The basal cells of M. ramosus are larger than those of M. minutus, and its conidiophores are larger than those of both species. The mycelial growth of M. ramosus on CMD (from 7 - day-old cultures at 20 ° C) and on PDA (from 4 - day-old cultures at 20 ° C) is slower than that of M. attinorum under the same conditions. Conversely, the mycelial growth of M. ramosus on PDA (from 4 - and 7 - day-old cultures at 20, 25, and 30 ° C) is faster than that of M. minutus .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DE7054DE619B54578C6EC7D5D3394CB2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira;Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre;Gerardo, Nicole Marie;Rodrigues, Andre	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira, Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre, Gerardo, Nicole Marie, Rodrigues, Andre (2026): More diverse than previously thought: a novel Hypocreaceae symbiont from Apterostigma fungus-farming ants. IMA Fungus 17: e 182573, DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.17.182573
0AEB05D0A14D530AAC11D2D92711D33A.text	0AEB05D0A14D530AAC11D2D92711D33A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Manidigitorum sessilis M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya & A. Rodrigues 2026	<div><p>Manidigitorum sessilis M. O. Cruz, Q. V. Montoya &amp; A. Rodrigues sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 9</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>“ sessilis ” (sessilis = sessile) in reference to the sessile phialides.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Manidigitorum sessilis forms several sessile phialides along the conidiophore.</p><p>Typus.</p><p>PANAMA • Bocas del Toro Province, on fungus garden of Apterostigma pilosum group, 21 May 2002, U. G. Mueller, LESF 888 (ITS: PX 225021, LSU: PX 225036, tef 1: PX 633037, rpb 1: PX 663410, rpb 2: PX 663421). Holotype CBS 153794 preserved as metabolically inactive culture (ex-type culture CBS 153794) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Conidiophore stipe 37–674 × 3–6.5 µm, upright, alternate, or opposite along the aerial mycelium, rarely forming branches 30–35.5 × 2.5–3.5 µm, hyaline, without a foot cell, smooth-walled; tip with up to five basal cells. Pedicel 0.5–15.5 × 0.5–6.0 µm, erect, aseptate, hyaline, arising from the conidiophore, smooth-walled, supporting one basal cell or 1–5 phialides. Basal cell 3.5–10.5 × 2.5–5 µm, arising from the conidiophore or the pedicel, irregularly shaped, resembling a hand supporting fingers, hyaline, smooth-walled, supporting 1–13 phialides. Supporting cell 7.5–13 × 2–6 µm, oblong, hyaline, smooth-walled, supporting one phialide. Phialides formed on the basal cell, pedicel, or supporting cell, frequently sessile, hyaline, sometimes with a basal septum, 7.5–15.5 µm long, lageniform, 1–5 × 1–6 µm at the base, 3.5–9 × 2–4 µm at the swollen section, 2–6.5 × 1–3 µm at the neck. Conidia formed in long chains, fusiform to oblong, 2.5–4 × 1–2.5 µm, hyaline, smooth-walled. Chlamydospores not observed.</p><p>Culture growth characteristics: Colonies growing 20 ° C and 25 ° C on MEA, PDA, and CMD. No growth at 10 ° C and 30 ° C with 4 days on all media analyzed. Colony radius, after 4 days at 20 ° C: 3 mm on MEA (inconspicuous growth, the colony barely grows on the inoculum), 6 mm on PDA (inconspicuous growth), 13 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 5 mm on MEA, 9 mm on PDA, 10 mm on CMD (inconspicuous growth). Colony radius, after 7 days at 20 ° C: 9 mm (inconspicuous growth), 15 mm on PDA, 16 mm on CMD; at 25 ° C: 11 mm on MEA, 15 mm on PDA, 19 mm on CMD. Colony morphology: CMD 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with loose aerial mycelium, white (1 A 1); MEA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white; PDA 25 ° C, 7 days: colonies with cottony aerial mycelium, white. Soluble pigments absent.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>This species is found in tropical forests in Panama and the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Fungus gardens of Apterostigma ant nests.</p><p>Additional material examined.</p><p>PANAMA • Bocas del Toro Province, on fungus garden of Apterostigma cf. dentigerum (ant colony ID: UGM 020602-07), 02 Jun 2002, U. G. Mueller, LESF 875 (ITS: PX 225017, LSU: PX 225035, tef 1: PX 633036, rpb 1: PX 663409, rpb 2: PX 663420) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Manidigitorum sessilis is closely related to M. attinorum and M. cervicornutus . However, unlike both species, strains of M. sessilis form supporting cells. In addition, the mycelial growth of M. sessilis on PDA (from 4 - and 7 - d-old cultures at 20, 25, and 30 ° C) is slower than that of M. attinorum . Unlike M. cervicornutus, strains of M. sessilis show no mycelial growth on PDA, MEA, or CMD at 30 ° C after 4 days.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0AEB05D0A14D530AAC11D2D92711D33A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira;Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre;Gerardo, Nicole Marie;Rodrigues, Andre	da Cruz, Mateus Oliveira, Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre, Gerardo, Nicole Marie, Rodrigues, Andre (2026): More diverse than previously thought: a novel Hypocreaceae symbiont from Apterostigma fungus-farming ants. IMA Fungus 17: e 182573, DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.17.182573
