What is the Chinese caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Ophiocordycipitaceae)?

Mycology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 228-236

  Shrestha, Bhushan ^a   Zhang, Weimin ^b   Zhang, Yongjie ^c   Liu, Xingzhong ^d  

^a Green Energy Mission/Nepal   (Nepal)

^b GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chong Cao; Cordyceps sinensis; Dong Chong Xia Cao; Dong Chung Ha Cho; Emendation; Epitypification; Sphaeria sinensis; Taxonomic revision; Tochu Kaso; Yarsa Gumba

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; SIGILLARIA;

EID: 79958763005     PISSN: 21501203     EISSN: 21501211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2010.536791     Document Type: Review

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