Ophiocordyceps coenomyia

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.[1]

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

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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