Morphological and Molecular Phylogenetic Data of the Chinese Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps liangshanensis Reveal Its New Systematic Position in the Family Ophiocordycipitaceae
Yao Wang,
Yong-Dong Dai,
Zhong-Lin Yang,
Rui Guo,
Yuan-Bing Wang,
Zhu L. Yang,
Lei Ding,
Hong Yu
Affiliations
Yao Wang
Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University
Yong-Dong Dai
Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University
Zhong-Lin Yang
Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University
Rui Guo
Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University
Yuan-Bing Wang
Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University
Zhu L. Yang
Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development
Lei Ding
School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University
Hong Yu
Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University
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.
