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Ophiocordyceps ovatospora sp. nov. (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales), pathogenic on termites from China

  • 1. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China. & School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China. & 1347974204@qq.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7662-224X
  • 2. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China. & 2214416799@qq.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4184-5646
  • 3. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China. & School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China. & 1211918264@qq.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1709-0781
  • 4. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China. & School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China. & donghaihou@126.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5609-6003
  • 5. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China. & 2538761108@qq.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-3635
  • 6. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China. & 3195403551@qq.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2432-5101
  • 7. Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China. & hongyu@ynu.edu.cn, herbfish@163.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2149-5714

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Tang, Dexiang, Zhu, Juye, Luo, Lijun, Hou, Donghai, Wang, Zhiqin, Yang, Shidao, Yu, Hong (2022): Ophiocordyceps ovatospora sp. nov. (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales), pathogenic on termites from China. Phytotaxa 574 (1): 105-117, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.574.1.8, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.574.1.8

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