Simplicillium lanosoniveum, a hyperparasite on Aecidium elaeagni-latifoliae in India

Abstract

A hyperparasite was observed on Aecidiumelaeagni-latifoliae during a survey in Umiam, Meghalaya. Morphological characterization using light, scanning electron microscopy and molecular characterization by sequencing ITS region, large subunit of nuclear ribosomal DNA and phylogenetic analysis revealed the identity of the pathogen as Simplicillium lanosoniveum. This is the first record of hyperparasite S. lanosoniveum on A.elaeagni-latifoliae from India.