Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorokīn
(Green Muscardine Disease Of Insects - causative organism)

Interactions where Metarhizium anisopliae is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
Metarhizium anamorph Metarhizium anamorph infects UK/Ireland ARTHROPODA arthropods Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Metarhizium anisopliae/Metarhizium anisopliaegreen muscardine disease of insects - causative organismMetarhizium anamorph Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arthropodaarthropods

Metarhizium anisopliae (Green Muscardine Disease Of Insects - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Metarhizium anisopliae (Green Muscardine Disease Of Insects - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMetarhizium anisopliae (Green Muscardine Disease Of Insects - causative organism)
GenusMetarhizium (a genus of fungi)
FamilyCLAVICIPITACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Metarhizium anisopliae (Green Muscardine Disease Of Insects - causative organism)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Balfour-Browne, F.L. 1960 Green Muscardine Disease of Insects, with special reference to an epidemic in a swarm of locusts in Eritrea CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria: 65-74.

Metarhizium anisopliae (Green Muscardine Disease Of Insects - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Metarhizium anisopliae (Green Muscardine Disease Of Insects - causative organism):

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