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Jul 2026
Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new species and one new record of Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) parasitic on Hymenoptera in China
Abstract Two novel species, Ophiocordyceps yuanyangensis and O. gotrae, along with a new record, O. cylindrospora, parasitic on hymenopteran hosts, were collected in Yunnan, China. Morphological observations and multi-gene (nrSSU, nrLSU, tef-1α, rpb1, and rpb2) phylogenetic analyses confirmed their placement in the Hym...
Ze-Mei Chen, He-Fa Liao, Fang-Wei Lou et al.
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