Cordyceps
MESHD032661
A genus of ascomycetous fungi (ASCOMYCOTA), family Clavicipitaceae, order HYPOCREALES, that grows by infecting insect larvae or mature insects with spores that germinate often before the cocoon is formed.
Synonyms
- Ophiocordyceps sinensis
- Cordyceps sinensis
- Sphaeria sinensis
- Caterpillar Fungus
- Fungus, Caterpillar
- Cordyceps militaris
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