Cordyceps

Synonyms

Cordycep

Cordyceps militari

Cordyceps militaris

Cordyceps sinenses

Cordyceps sinensis

militari, Cordyceps

sinenses, Cordyceps

A genus of ascomycetous fungi (ASCOMYCOTA), family Clavicipitaceae, order HYPOCREALES, that grows by infecting insect larvae or mature insects with spores that germinate often before the cocoon is formed.