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Type: Article
Published: 2016-01-11
Page range: 101–127
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Hidden biodiversity revealed by collections-based research—Laboulbeniales in millipedes: genus Rickia

Unitat de Botànica. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d’Ecologia. Facultat de Biociències. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. 08193-Bellaterra (Barcelona). Spain.
Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoological Museum). University of Copenhagen. Universitetsparken 15. DK-2100 København Ø. Denmark.
Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoological Museum). University of Copenhagen. Universitetsparken 15. DK-2100 København Ø. Denmark.
Ascomycota Diplopoda Julida parasitic fungi Spirobolida Spirostreptida Fungi Iran

Abstract

Nine new species of the genus Rickia parasitizing Diplopoda are described: R. appendicifera from Iran on Chiraziulus, R. candelabriformis from Australia and New Zealand on several Spirostreptida, R. galatheae from New Zealand on Eumastigonus, R. gigas from Tanzania on ‘Spirostreptus and Archispirostreptus, R. lophophora from Tanzania on some genera of Spirostreptidae, R. obelostrepti from Tanzania on Obelostreptus, R. odontopygiidarum from Tanzania on Odontopygidae, R. platessa from Singapore and Thailand on Pachybolidae, and R. rhynchophora from Australia on Trigoniulus.  This nearly triples the previously known number of species of Rickia species on millipedes; all 14 species are treated in this study with photomicrographs, additional observations on previously described taxa and comments. A key to these species is also provided. The Laboulbeniales species were found on millipede specimens preserved mostly at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, from samples collected between 1916 to the present.