page_title: Isaria sinclairii
section_title: Ecology
hierarchical_section_title: Isaria sinclairii / Ecology
caption_attribution_description: English: Close-up of cicada nymphs parasitised by the fungus Isaria sinclairii, collected at Bushy Park, New Zealand
context_page_description: Isaria sinclairii is a species of entomopathogenic fungus mostly infecting the underground nymphs of cicadas. It produces myriocin, from which the synthetic drug fingolimod, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, was developed.
context_section_description: Isaria sinclairii is a fungus which attacks insects, including cicada larvae. The larvae typically die just beneath the soil surface, and the fungus produces white tufts which grow up from the soil and release powdery white spores. I. sinclairii is found from Asia (particularly China, Japan, and Korea) through to New Zealand. In New Zealand it attacks cicadas of the genera Amphipsalta and Melampsalta. In the lab it can be cultured on the bodies of silkworms.
caption: Cicada nymphs parasitised by I. sinclairii
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