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The fungus's scientific name is sometimes written as Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato, which means 'in the broad sense', because the species actually represents a complex of many species within O. unilateralis. [6] Support for this term has become increasingly important.
Ophiocordyceps is a genus of fungi within the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. [2] The widespread genus, first described scientifically by British mycologist Tom Petch in 1931, [ 3 ] contains about 140 species that grow on insects. [ 4 ]
Some host specialist entomopathogenic fungi have even evolved mechanisms of behavioral manipulation (e.g. Ophiocordyceps unilateralis - Zombie ant fungus) of their hosts. [7] These fungi hijack the insect nervous systems using various secondary metabolites and manipulate insect behavior to move the infected insect to a place which is ...
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The following sort of accurate, near up-to-date systematics material needs to find its way into the article, to replace the oddly phrased and essentially inaccurate sentence that appears regarding Cordyceps and Ophiocordyceps (with regard to the expression sensu lato, s.l. (vs. sensu stricto, s.s.). "Classification.
Unilateralis T. F. Kirschtein (1) Harposporium Lohde (37) (Anamorphic) Hirsutella Pat. (50+) Hymenostilbe Petch (12) Ophiocordyceps Petch (263) Paraisaria Samson & B.L. Brady (11) Perennicordyceps Matočec & I. Kušan (4) Pleurocordyceps Y.J. Yao, Y.H. Wang, S. Ban, W.J. Wang, Yi Li, Ke Wang & P.M. Kirk (10) Polycephalomyces Kobayasi (18)
Ophiocordyceps camponoti-melanotici is a species of fungus that parasitizes insect hosts, in particular members of the order Hymenoptera. [1] It was first isolated from Viçosa, Minas Gerais , on Camponotus melanoticus .
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