Sordariomycetes - Hypocreales - Hypocreomycetidae

Full reference: Y. Zhuang, J. P. M. Araújo, D. Haelewaters, C. Luo, and D. Tang. 2025. Taxonomic names, in Cretaceous entomopathogenic fungi illuminate the early evolution of insect-fungal associations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292(20250407)

Belongs to Paleoophiocordyceps according to Y. Zhuang et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Paleoophiocordyceps coccophagus, Paleoophiocordyceps gerontoformicae

Type specimen: NIGP203272. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection)

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