EPPO Global Database

Metarhizium rileyi(NOMURI)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-03-19

Basic information

EPPO Code: NOMURI
Preferred name: Metarhizium rileyi
Authority: (Farlow) Kepler, S.A. Rehner & Humber

Notes

An entomopathogenic fungus of noctuids. Used especially in the biological control of Anticarsia gemmatalis on soybean in North America.

Other scientific names

Name	Authority
Nomuraea rileyi	(Farlow) Samson
Spicaria prasina	(Maublanc) Sawada
Spicaria rileyi	(Farlow) Charles

Taxonomy

Kingdom Fungi ( 1FUNGK )

Phylum Ascomycota ( 1ASCOP )

Subphylum Pezizomycotina ( 1PEZIQ )

Class Sordariomycetes ( 1SORDC )

Subclass Hypocreomycetidae ( 1HYPRL )

Order Hypocreales ( 1HYPRO )

Family Clavicipitaceae ( 1CLAVF )

Genus Metarhizium ( 1MTRHG )

Species Metarhizium rileyi ( NOMURI )