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Polycephalomyces
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Polycephalomyces

Polycephalomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. Members of the genus are parasites or hyperparasites of insects and are found in sub-tropical regions.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Polycephalomyces tomentosus

speciesPolycephalomyces tomentosus

Polycephalomyces formosus

speciesPolycephalomyces formosus

Polycephalomyces ramosus

speciesPolycephalomyces ramosus

Polycephalomyces ditmarii

speciesPolycephalomyces ditmarii

Polycephalomyces sp. 'NE01'

speciesPolycephalomyces sp. 'NE01'

Polycephalomyces sp. 'NC01'

speciesPolycephalomyces sp. 'NC01'

Polycephalomyces kanzashianus

speciesPolycephalomyces kanzashianus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 375079.