Morphological and Molecular Phylogenetic Data of the Chinese Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps liangshanensis Reveal Its New Systematic Position in the Family Ophiocordycipitaceae
10.1080/12298093.2021.1923388
- Author:
Yao WANG
1
;
Yong-Dong DAI
;
Zhong-Lin YANG
;
Rui GUO
;
Yuan-Bing WANG
;
Zhu L. YANG
;
Lei DING
;
Hong YU
Author Information
1. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- Publication Type:RESEARCH ARTICLE
- From:Mycobiology
2021;49(4):297-307
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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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.
