A spider infected by a Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2014). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem.
Gibellula species in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/10/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A spider infected by a Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem.
Gibellula (possibly pulchra) growing out of a jumping spider carcass in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Determined by Lance Biechele.
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Gibellula (possibly pulchra) growing out of a jumping spider carcass in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Determined by Lance Biechele.
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Nancy Magnusson
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A spider infected by a Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem.
Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2016).
A Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2016).
Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Gibellula sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2022).
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Status
This fungus has two forms: the teleomorph form which has one name (Torrubiella) and the anamorphic stage (Gibellula) (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
Description
Fruiting body: Light-colored spikes with a fuzzy ball at one end (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
Where To Find
Habitat: Bodies of spiders (Araneae) (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
Seasonality Snapshot
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A spider infected by a Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2014). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem.
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Gibellula species in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/10/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A spider infected by a Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem.
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Gibellula (possibly pulchra) growing out of a jumping spider carcass in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Determined by Lance Biechele.
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Nancy Magnusson.
Gibellula (possibly pulchra) growing out of a jumping spider carcass in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Determined by Lance Biechele.
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A spider infected by a Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem.
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Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2016).
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A Gibellula species in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2016).
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Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Gibellula species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Gibellula sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2022).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Gibellula | |
|---|---|
| |
| Gibellula pulchra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Cordycipitaceae |
| Genus: | Gibellula Cavara (1894) |
Gibellula is a genus of parasitic fungi which attacks arachnids.[1]
The genus Gibellula was named after Giuseppe Gibelli.[2][3][4]
Species
[edit]- Gibellula alata[5]
- Gibellula arachnophila[5]
- Gibellula aranearum[5]
- Gibellula attenboroughii[6]
- Gibellula clavata[5]
- Gibellula clavulifera[5]
- Gibellula dabieshanensis[5]
- Gibellula dimorpha[5]
- Gibellula eximia[5]
- Gibellula leiopus[5][7]
- Gibellula pulchra[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kuephadungphan, Wilawan; Tasanathai, Kanoksri; Petcharad, Booppa; Khonsanit, Artit; Stadler, Marc; Luangsa-Ard, J. Jennifer (2020). "Phylogeny- and morphology-based recognition of new species in the spider-parasitic genus Gibellula (Hypocreales, Cordycipitaceae) from Thailand". MycoKeys (72): 17–42. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.72.55088. PMC 7481265. PMID 32963487.
- ^ Mains, E. B. (1950). "The Genus Gibellula on Spiders in North America". Mycologia. 42 (2): 306–321. doi:10.2307/3755445. ISSN 0027-5514. JSTOR 3755445.
- ^ CAVARA, F. (1894). "Ulteriore contribuzione alla micologia lombarda". Atti dell'Istituto botanico della Università di Pavia. 2 (3): 313–350. doi:10.1080/11263505109431526.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mendes-Pereira, Thairine; de Araújo, João Paulo Machado; Kloss, Thiago Gechel; Costa-Rezende, Diogo Henrique; de Carvalho, Daniel Santana; Góes-Neto, Aristóteles (2023-04-08). "Disentangling the Taxonomy, Systematics, and Life History of the Spider-Parasitic Fungus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales)". Journal of Fungi. 9 (4): 457. doi:10.3390/jof9040457. ISSN 2309-608X. PMC 10146611. PMID 37108911.
- ^ Evans, H.C.; Fogg, T.; Buddie, A.G.; Yeap, Y.T.; Araújo, J.P.M. (2025). "The araneopathogenic genus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae: Hypocreales) in the British Isles, including a new zombie species on orb-weaving cave spiders (Metainae: Tetragnathidae)". Fungal Systematics and Evolution. doi:10.3114/fuse.2025.15.07. ISSN 2589-3823.
- ^ Kubátová, Alena (2004). "The arachnogenous fungus Gibellula leiopus - second find from the Czech Republic" (PDF). Czech Mycology.
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