Metacordyceps
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox
Metacordyceps is a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.[1] The anamorphs of Metacordyceps appear to include Metarhizium species.[2]
Metacordyceps species attack insects in the orders Coleoptera and Lepidoptera, hosts that are common throughout all Cordyceps-like fungi.
Species
Genus proposed in 2012:[3]
- M. chlamydosporia
- M. dhauladharensis
- M. liangshanensis – Proposals for transferring to Metacordyceps and Papiliomyces relied on improperly authenticated material. True type material belongs in Ophiocordyceps.[4]
- M. taii
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".