Cordyceps
Synonyms
Cordycep
Cordyceps militari
Cordyceps militaris
Cordyceps sinenses
Cordyceps sinensis
militari, Cordyceps
sinenses, Cordyceps
A genus of ascomycetous fungi (ASCOMYCOTA), family Clavicipitaceae, order HYPOCREALES, that grows by infecting insect larvae or mature insects with spores that germinate often before the cocoon is formed.