Biology:Paleoophiocordyceps
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Short description: Extinct genus of fungi
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| Genus: | Paleoophiocordyceps Sung, et al., 2008
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| Species: | P. coccophagus
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| Paleoophiocordyceps coccophagus Sung, et al., 2008
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Paleoophiocordyceps coccophagus is an extinct parasitic fungus in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae from Cretaceous-aged Burmese amber.[1] P. coccophagus' morphology is very similar to the species of Ophiocordyceps. The only known specimen consists of two whip-like fruiting bodies emerging from the head of a male scale insect of an undescribed species very similar to the extinct species Albicoccus dimai.
References
- ↑ "The oldest fossil evidence of animal parasitism by fungi supports a Cretaceous diversification of fungal–arthropod symbioses". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49 (2): 495–502. 2008. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.08.028. PMID 18817884.
Wikidata ☰ Q23908232 entry
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