identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
7F0124A1E82C5D63A3376D9A258B37B3.text	7F0124A1E82C5D63A3376D9A258B37B3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ophiocordyceps guishanensis Z. Q. Wang & Y. B. Wang 2026	<div><p>Ophiocordyceps guishanensis Z. Q. Wang &amp; Y. B. Wang sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 3</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Named after the name Guishan National Forest Park, where the species was discovered.</p><p>Type.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Kunming City, Shilin County, the Guishan National Forest Park . 24°64' N, 103°60'E, alt. 2284 m, on a larva of Elateridae buried in soil. 19 Jul. 2025, Zhiqin Wang (HKAS 126111, holotype) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Similar to Ophiocordyceps acicularis, but differs from it by producing smaller asci.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Sexual morph: Stromata arising from the head of coleopteren larva buried in soil, solitary, unbranched, cylindrical, flexible, leathery, 5.6–8.7 cm long, 0.3–0.5 mm wide, yellowish-brown to black-brown, colouration from a darker base to a lighter apex, tapering gradually toward the apex. Fertile parts cylindrical, yellowish-brown, 1.9–3.5 cm long, distributed intermittently and irregularly over the upper portion of the stromata, with a sterile apex of 3.5–5.1 mm. Perithecia superficial, black-brown to black, loosely aggregated and arranged in a disordered, vertical orientation, oval to oblong, 250–584 × 173–542 µm. Asci 8 - spored, filiform, hyaline, 86–145 × 2.1–6.1 µm, with a hemispheric apical cap of 1.6–6.1 × 1.8–5.9 µm. Ascospores not observed. Asexual morph: Undetermined.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Parasitic on larvae of Elateridae ( Coleoptera) buried in soil.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China, Yunnan Province, Kunming City, Shilin County, the Guishan National Forest Park.</p><p>Other material examined.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Shilin County, the Guishan National Forest Park . 24°64'N, 103°60'E, alt. 2284 m, on a larva of Elateridae buried in soil. 19 Jul. 2025, Zhiqin Wang (HKAS 126112, paratype) .</p><p>Commentary.</p><p>Phylogenetic analyses revealed that two samples of O. guishanensis were grouped together and formed a distinct clade within the Hirsutella clade of Ophiocordyceps, showing close relationship to O. acicularis and O. liaoningensis (Fig. 1). All three species are parasites of the larvae of Elateridae . Morphologically, Ophiocordyceps guishanensis produces smaller asci (86–145 × 2.1–6.1 µm) compared to O. acicularis (260–290 × 7–10 µm) and O. liaoningensis (205–255 × 7–11 µm) (Table 2).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7F0124A1E82C5D63A3376D9A258B37B3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Wang, Zhi-Qin;Wang, Zi-Han;Shao, Wen-Ya;Wang, Yuan-Bing	Wang, Zhi-Qin, Wang, Zi-Han, Shao, Wen-Ya, Wang, Yuan-Bing (2026): Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new entomopathogenic fungi within the genus Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales). MycoKeys 129: 299-324, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.129.177387
CB673D0E64825EFCA7A7051BA9B0A560.text	CB673D0E64825EFCA7A7051BA9B0A560.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ophiocordyceps simaoensis Z. Q. Wang & Y. B. Wang 2026	<div><p>Ophiocordyceps simaoensis Z. Q. Wang &amp; Y. B. Wang sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 2</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Referring to the location where the fungus was discovered.</p><p>Type.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Pu’er City, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=100.98333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.833334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 100.98333/lat 22.833334)">Simao District, Ancient Tea Horse Road</a>. 22°50'N, 100°59'E, alt. 1534 m, on an adult of Gryllotalpa buried in soil. 03 Aug. 2025, Zhiqin Wang (holotype HKAS 126113, ex-type culture KUNCC 11568) .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Similar to Ophiocordyceps fusiformis, but differs from it by producing smaller perithecia, asci, and ascospores. Its fertile parts are intermittent and irregular sheets distributed in the middle part of the stromata.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Stromata arising from dorsum or lateral side of insects buried in soil at a depth of about 8 cm. Stromata solitary, unbranched, cylindrical, flexible, leathery, 13–19 cm long, 0.8–1.5 mm wide, greyish white to yellowish brown, tapering abruptly toward the apex, with a blackish brown apex of 0.1–0.6 cm long. Fertile parts cylindrical, yellowish brown, 4.4–8.9 cm long, with intermittent and irregular sheets on the middle part of stromata, with a sterile apex of 3.2–4.6 cm. Perithecia pseudoimmersed, dense, vertically arranged, oval to oblong, 209–238 × 105–143 µm. Tip ostioles slightly protruding, yellowish brown at an early stage and blackish brown at maturity. Asci 8 - spored, filiform, hyaline, 61–103 × 2.9–7.4 µm, with a hemispheric apical cap of 3.6–5.1 × 1.9–2.6 µm. Ascospores filiform, multiseptate, hyaline, tapering at both ends, 42–52 × 2.2–2.9 µm, not breaking into secondary ascospores. Asexual morph: Undetermined.</p><p>Cultural characteristics.</p><p>Colonies on PDA grow slowly, reaching 3 mm in diameter about 50 days at 25 ° C, dark brown, with a layer of white mycelia covering the surface.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Parasitic on adults of Gryllotalpa ( Gryllotalpidae, Orthoptera) buried in soil of the evergreen broad-leaved forests.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China, Yunnan Province, Pu’er City.</p><p>Other material examined.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Pu’er City, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=100.98333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.833334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 100.98333/lat 22.833334)">Simao District, Ancient Tea Horse Road</a>. 22°50'N, 100°59'E, alt. 1531 m, on an adult of Gryllotalpa buried in soil. 03 Aug. 2025, Zhiqin Wang (HKAS 126114, paratype; KUNCC 11569, ex-paratype culture) .</p><p>Commentary.</p><p>Phylogenetic analyses showed that the three samples of O. simaoensis were clustered as a distinct clade with a close relationship to O. longistipes and O. fusiformis (Fig. 1). However, these species differ in their host associations: O. simaoensis is parasitic on adults of Gryllotalpa, whereas O. longistipes and O. fusiformis are parasitic on termites. Morphologically, a key distinguishing feature is the position of perithecia: pseudoimmersed in O. simaoensis versus superficial in O. longistipes . Additionally, O. simaoensis has smaller perithecia (209–238 × 105–143 µm vs. 390–420 × 295–350 µm), shorter asci (61–103 × 2.9–7.4 µm vs. 160–195 × 4.5–6.5 µm), and shorter ascospores (42–52 × 2.2–2.9 µm vs. 70–85 × 3.5–4.5 µm) than O. longistipes (Fan et al. 2024) . Similarly, O. simaoensis is distinguished from O. fusiformis by its pseudoimmersed perithecia, smaller perithecia, shorter asci and ascospores (Table 2).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CB673D0E64825EFCA7A7051BA9B0A560	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Wang, Zhi-Qin;Wang, Zi-Han;Shao, Wen-Ya;Wang, Yuan-Bing	Wang, Zhi-Qin, Wang, Zi-Han, Shao, Wen-Ya, Wang, Yuan-Bing (2026): Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new entomopathogenic fungi within the genus Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales). MycoKeys 129: 299-324, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.129.177387
