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Ophiocordyceps coenomyia

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Species of fungus

Ophiocordyceps coenomyia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
Genus: Ophiocordyceps
Species: O. coenomyia
Binomial name
Ophiocordyceps coenomyia
Ban, Sakane & Nakagiri, 2014

Ophiocordyceps coenomyia is an entomopathogenic fungus belonging to the order Hypocreales (Ascomycota) in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. It is parasitic to awl-fly larvae. This species is characterized by a globose, alutaceous fertile part at the apex of its light yellow stroma, its immersed perithecia, and ascospores dividing in turn into partspores. The species is closely related to O. heteropoda.

References

  1. Ban, Sayaka; Sakane, Takeshi; Nakagiri, Akira (2014). "Three new species of Ophiocordyceps and overview of anamorph types in the genus and the family Ophiocordyceptaceae". Mycological Progress. 14 (1). doi:10.1007/s11557-014-1017-8. ISSN 1617-416X. S2CID 18515760.

Further reading

  • Araújo, João, et al. "Unravelling the diversity behind Ophiocordyceps unilateralis complex: Three new species of Zombie-Ant fungus from Brazilian Amazon." bioRxiv (2014): 003806.

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Taxon identifiers
Ophiocordyceps coenomyia


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