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Ophiocordyceps desmidiospora, a basal lineage within the "Zombie-Ant Fungi" clade.

Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000

Saltamachia Stephen J, Araújo João P M

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The genus Ophiocordyceps contains the most diverse assemblage of fungi that attack ants worldwide and are remarkably well adapted to the specific ecologies of their hosts. Desmidiospora myrmecophila Thaxt. is closely related to other ant-pathogenic species within Ophiocordyceps, possibly specific to queens, but the sheer infrequency of encounters and previously unsuccessful attempts to culture this fungus has...

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PMID: 32484758
DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2020.1732147

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