Cordyceps

Cordyceps

Engelsk definition

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.

Svenska synonymer

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Engelska synonymer

Ophiocordyceps sinensis Sphaeria sinensis Caterpillar Fungus Fungus, Caterpillar Cordyceps sinensis Cordyceps militaris