Cordyceps militaris
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Cordyceps militaris is a species of fungus in the family Cordycipitaceae, and the type species of the genus Cordyceps, which consists of hundreds of species.[1] The species was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Clavaria militaris.[2] Cordyceps militaris parasitizes insects and is used use in traditional Chinese medicine and modern pharmaceuticals.
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Cordyceps militaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Cordycipitaceae |
Genus: | Cordyceps |
Species: | C. militaris |
Binomial name | |
Cordyceps militaris | |
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