Morphological and Molecular Phylogenetic Data of the Chinese Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps liangshanensis Reveal Its New Systematic Position in the Family Ophiocordycipitaceae.

Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Energy & fatigueRespiratory

SpeciesCordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus

JournalMycobiology

Year2021

Key points

A cordycipitoid fungus infecting Hepialidae sp. in Nepal was supposed to be identical to Cordyceps liangshanensis, originally described from southwestern China, and thus, transferred to the genus Metacordyceps or Papiliomyces in previous studies
However, our multi-gene (nrSSU-nrLSU- tef-1α - rpb1 - rpb2 ) phylogenetic and morphological studies based on the type specimen and additional collections of C. liangshanensis revealed that the fungus belongs to the genus Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae)
Therefore, a new combination O. liangshanensis was made, and a detailed description of this species was provided

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Citation abstract

A cordycipitoid fungus infecting Hepialidae sp. in Nepal was supposed to be identical to Cordyceps liangshanensis, originally described from southwestern China, and thus, transferred to the genus Metacordyceps or Papiliomyces in previous studies. However, our multi-gene (nrSSU-nrLSU- tef-1α - rpb1 - rpb2 ) phylogenetic and morphological studies based on the type specimen and additional collections of C. liangshanensis revealed that the fungus belongs to the genus Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae). Therefore, a new combination O. liangshanensis was made, and a detailed description of this species was provided.

Citation

Wang Y, Dai YD, Yang ZL, Guo R, Wang YB, Yang ZL, et al. (2021). Morphological and Molecular Phylogenetic Data of the Chinese Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps liangshanensis Reveal Its New Systematic Position in the Family Ophiocordycipitaceae. Mycobiology https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2021.1923388 PMID: 34512076

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