An entomogenous taxon, associated with larvae of Phassus nodus (Hepialidae) collected from Xuefeng Mountains, Hunan Province, China, was found to be a new species, Ophiocordyceps xuefengensis sp. nov. It differs from similar species in having long stromata, without a sterile apex, narrow asci, long ascospores and by its occurrence on Phassus nodus in living root or trunk of Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum. Combined sequence data from the 5.8S-ITS rDNA, nrSSU, EF-1α, and RPB1 gene loci also confirmed the distinctiveness of this new species. It is presently the world's largest known Cordyceps sensu lato species. © 2013 Magnolia Press.
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Wen, T. C., Zhu, R. C., Kang, J. C., Huang, M. H., Tan, D. B., Ariyawansha, H., … Liu, H. (2013). Ophiocordyceps xuefengensis sp. nov. from larvae of Phassus nodus (Hepialidae) in Hunan Province, southern China. Phytotaxa, 123(1), 41–50. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.123.1.2
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