Metacordyceps
Genus of fungi
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Metacordyceps is a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.[1] The anamorphs of Metacordyceps appear to include Metarhizium species.[2]
| Metacordyceps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Metacordyceps G.H.Sung, J.M.Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora (2007) |
| Type species | |
| Metacordyceps taii (Z.Q.Liang & A.Y.Liu) G.H.Sung, J.M.Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora (2007) | |
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Metacordyceps species attack insects in the orders Coleoptera and Lepidoptera, hosts that are common throughout all Cordyceps-like fungi.
