Hirsutella kirchneri. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Hirsutella kirchneri. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: The mites Tarsonemus spirifex on Avena sativa (Rostrup, 1916) and Abacarus hystrix on Lolium perenne (Minter, Brady & Hall, 1983). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Denmark; Berkshire, UK. DISEASE: Little is known of the course of the disease and its spread. Some living mites bear externally sterile mycelium which sporulates when they die.