Polycephalomyces
genus of fungi
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.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Polycephalomyces:
Polycephalomyces agaricus Hong Yu bis & Y.B. Wang 2015
Polycephalomyces albiramus Y.P. Xiao, T.C. Wen, J.Z. Sun & K.D. Hyde 2023
Polycephalomyces aurantiacus Y.P. Xiao, T.C. Wen & K.D. Hyde 2018
Polycephalomyces bannaensis X. Zhang, N.Y. Liu, K.D. Hyde & T.C. Wen 2026
Polycephalomyces chiangraiensis X. Zhang, K.D. Hyde & T.C. Wen 2026
Polycephalomyces cuboideus (Kobayasi & Shimizu) Kepler & Spatafora 2013
Polycephalomyces cylindrosporus Samson & H.C. Evans 1981
Polycephalomyces ditmarii Van Vooren & Audibert 2005
Polycephalomyces elaphomyceticola W.Y. Chuang, H.A. Ariyaw., J.I. Yang & M. Stadler 2020
Polycephalomyces formosus Kobayasi 1941
Polycephalomyces jinghongensis Hong Yu bis, Z.Heng Liu & D.X. Tang 2024
Polycephalomyces kanzashianus (Kobayasi & Shimizu) Kepler & Spatafora 2013
Polycephalomyces lianzhouensis W.M. Zhang & L. Wang 2014
Polycephalomyces marginaliradians Y.P. Xiao, T.C. Wen & K.D. Hyde 2018
Polycephalomyces multiperitheciatae Hong Yu bis, Z.Heng Liu & D.X. Tang 2024
Polycephalomyces myrmecophilus Hong Yu bis, Z.Heng Liu & D.X. Tang 2024
Polycephalomyces nipponicus (Kobayasi) Kepler & Spatafora 2013
Polycephalomyces onorei Kautman & Kautman.
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