†Paleoophiocordyceps Sung et al. 2008
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Sordariomycetes - Hypocreales - Hypocreomycetidae
Full reference: G. Sung, G. O. Poinar, and J. W. Spatafora. 2008. The oldest fossil evidence of animal parasitism by fungi supports a Cretaceous diversification of fungal-arthropod symbioses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49:495-502
Parent taxon: Ophiocordycipitaceae according to Y. Zhuang et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Paleoophiocordyceps coccophagus Paleoophiocordyceps gerontoformicae Paleoophiocordyceps ironomyiae
Type: Paleoophiocordyceps coccophagus
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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