:Ophiocordyceps coenomyia

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| genus = Ophiocordyceps

| species = coenomyia

| authority = Ban, Sakane & Nakagiri, 2014

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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.{{cite journal|last1=Ban|first1=Sayaka|last2=Sakane|first2=Takeshi|last3=Nakagiri|first3=Akira|title=Three new species of Ophiocordyceps and overview of anamorph types in the genus and the family Ophiocordyceptaceae|journal=Mycological Progress|volume=14|issue=1|year=2014|issn=1617-416X|doi=10.1007/s11557-014-1017-8|s2cid=18515760}}

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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.