taxonID	type	description	language	source
CC463EB1B4A6516294A654DE5F44A9E2.taxon	description	Fig. 3	en	Xu, Zhong-Shun, Deng, Li-ping, Wang, Hai-Yan, Tian, Hui-Ling, Qu, Jiao-Jiao, Dai, Yong-dong, Zou, Xiao (2025): Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323
CC463EB1B4A6516294A654DE5F44A9E2.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Cystidiata refers to the saccate mucous sheath that envelopes the conidium.	en	Xu, Zhong-Shun, Deng, Li-ping, Wang, Hai-Yan, Tian, Hui-Ling, Qu, Jiao-Jiao, Dai, Yong-dong, Zou, Xiao (2025): Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323
CC463EB1B4A6516294A654DE5F44A9E2.taxon	description	Description. Stromata: Arising from the head the host, lignified, solitary, rarely branched, brown to yellow-brown, 60 – 146 mm long. Fertile part: Cylindrical, yellowish, without a sterile tip, surface spinous due to protruding ostioles, up to 18 × (0.8 -) 1.44 mm. Perithecia: Immersed, ovoid to oblong-ovate, 355 – 434 × 178 – 220 μm. Asci: Cylindrical, hyaline, eight-spored ascus, 133 – 224 × 5 – 7 μm, apex thickened to form an ascus cap, hemispherical, 4.7 – 5.6 × 3.6 – 4.0 μm. Ascospores: Filiform, hyaline, irregular, multi-septate, non-disarticulating, 13.2 – 25.2 × 1.5 – 2.6 μm, with septa. Asexual morph: Hirsutella - like Colonies: On PDA, reaching 13 – 16 mm in diameter after two weeks at 20 ° C, round, irregularly swollen, initially light yellow, gradually changing color with an outer layer of white, an inner layer of rose red, and a central white protrusion. The back of the colony is rose red. Hyphae: The basal hyphae are hyaline, smooth-walled, and septate; the apical hyphae are verrucose (2.5 – 3.3 μm wide). Conidiogenous cells: Growing from verrucose apical hyphae, monophialidic, 22 – 56 µm long. The base is cylindrical, with an inflated structure near the bottom, tapering gradually into a slender neck. The base width measures 2.4 – 3.3 µm, and the neck width measures 0.9 – 1.4 µm. Conidia: Arising solitarily from the apex of conidiogenous cells, fusiform or orange-like shape, usually solitary, hyaline, smooth-walled, measuring 10 – 12 × 2.5 – 3.2 µm, often enveloped in a hyaline mucous sheath (1.5 – 3.0 µm thick).	en	Xu, Zhong-Shun, Deng, Li-ping, Wang, Hai-Yan, Tian, Hui-Ling, Qu, Jiao-Jiao, Dai, Yong-dong, Zou, Xiao (2025): Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323
CC463EB1B4A6516294A654DE5F44A9E2.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. The karst-landform forest of Xingyi City, Guizhou Province, China.	en	Xu, Zhong-Shun, Deng, Li-ping, Wang, Hai-Yan, Tian, Hui-Ling, Qu, Jiao-Jiao, Dai, Yong-dong, Zou, Xiao (2025): Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323
54C66E137FC25C738D791A53465B864D.taxon	description	Fig. 2	en	Xu, Zhong-Shun, Deng, Li-ping, Wang, Hai-Yan, Tian, Hui-Ling, Qu, Jiao-Jiao, Dai, Yong-dong, Zou, Xiao (2025): Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323
54C66E137FC25C738D791A53465B864D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name sinocampes was derived from “ sino, ” referring to China, and “ campes ”, referring to the host in Latin, meaning caterpillar.	en	Xu, Zhong-Shun, Deng, Li-ping, Wang, Hai-Yan, Tian, Hui-Ling, Qu, Jiao-Jiao, Dai, Yong-dong, Zou, Xiao (2025): Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323
54C66E137FC25C738D791A53465B864D.taxon	description	Description. Stromata: Single, clavate, solid, lignified, yellow-brown, arising from the head of the host, 120 – 150 × 0.5 – 1.0 mm. Fertile part: Cylindrical, yellowish, about 5 cm long. Perithecia: Superficial, ovoid, 320 – 350 × 260 – 300 μm. Asci: Cylindrical, hyaline, 8 - spored, 130 – 210 × 4 – 6 μm, with the apex thickened to form a hemispherical ascus cap that is, measuring 5 – 5.5 × 3.2 – 4.0 μm. Ascospores: Filiform, hyaline, irregular, multi-septate, disarticulating into secondary ascospores, 4.5 – 11 × 1.5 – 2.0 µm. Asexual morph: Hirsutella - like. Colonies: The colony reaches 13 – 18 mm in diameter after two weeks on PDA at 22 ° C, appearing round with irregular swellings. The edge of the colony is fluffy, with a slight yellow protrusion in the middle and dark brown pigment secreted on the back, measuring approximately 10 – 15 mm in diameter. Hyphae: Hyaline, smooth-walled, septate, branched, 1.8 – 3.6 μm wide. Conidiogenous cells: Monophialidic, hyaline, smooth-walled, subulate, growing directly or laterally from hyphae, tapering gradually into a slender neck (21.6 – 38.4 µm long). The base width measures 2.4 – 4.8 µm, and the neck width measures 0.9 – 1.5 µm. Conidia: Hyaline, smooth, arising solitarily from the apex of conidiogenous cells, oval or orange-like shape, often enveloped in a mucous sheath, usually single, rarely aggregated in pairs or triplets (6 – 8.4 × 2.9 – 4.3 µm).	en	Xu, Zhong-Shun, Deng, Li-ping, Wang, Hai-Yan, Tian, Hui-Ling, Qu, Jiao-Jiao, Dai, Yong-dong, Zou, Xiao (2025): Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323
54C66E137FC25C738D791A53465B864D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China, Guizhou Province: Zunyi and Xingyi City.	en	Xu, Zhong-Shun, Deng, Li-ping, Wang, Hai-Yan, Tian, Hui-Ling, Qu, Jiao-Jiao, Dai, Yong-dong, Zou, Xiao (2025): Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323
