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

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