Kingdom Fungi Order Hypocreales Genus Ophiocordyceps Rank Species | Division Ascomycota Family Ophiocordycipitaceae Higher classification Ophiocordyceps | |
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.
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