Molecular phylogenetics of the Ophiocordyceps sinensis-species complex lineage (Ascomycota, Hypocreales), with the discovery of new species and predictions of species distribution

Yong-dong Dai; Siqi Chen; Yuan-Bing Wang; Yao Wang; Zhu-Liang Yang; Hong Yu

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Wan-Hao Chen, Dan Li, Hui-Lin Shu, Jian-Dong Liang, Jie-Hong Zhao, Wei-Yi Tian, Yan-Feng Han (2025)
Four new araneogenous species and a new genus in Hypocreales (Clavicipitaceae, Cordycipitaceae) from the karst region of China. MycoKeys 112: 335.

DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.112.140799

Xingyi Tan, Ya Dai, Ningjing Guo, Xue Li, Yanan Cao, Jinqiu Wang, Bingcheng Gan, Tong Huang, Xiang Li (2026)
Integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics of key metabolic pathways in Ophiocordyceps sinensis after glycine treatment and modified atmosphere cold storage. LWT 246: 119183.

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Yi Ruan, Zhiying Bian, Yong Li, Jiawei Fang, Anhui Zhao, Siyu Sun, Xiaochun Yue, Liying He, Sijing Liu, Jinlin Guo (2026)
Structural characterization and immunomodulatory activity of a novel polysaccharide from wild Chinese cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 377: 153692.

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Elias John Elenjickal, Anna T. Valson, Santosh Varughese, Lloyd Vincent, Edwin Fernando, Gopalakrishnan Natarajan (2024)
Editorial: Novel pathophysiologic mechanisms and reno-protective pharmacotherapies in diabetic kidney disease. Frontiers in Pharmacology 15: .

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Shi-Wen Xie, De-Ping Wei, Jun-Zhi Qiu, Xing-Can Peng, Ji-Chuan Kang, Zhang-Jiang He, Zeng-Zhi Li, Chun-Ru Li, Shi-Ke Huang, Xian Zhang, Zhong-Liang Liu, Jing Bu, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Ting-Chi Wen (2025)
Overview of hirsutella-like anamorphs in Ophiocordyceps (Sordariomycetes, Ophiocordycipitaceae): introducing two new species and one new record from China. MycoKeys 119: 95.

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Guiyu Li, Ziwei Chen, Weiwei Tian, Yang Liu, Siye Yang, Li Liu, Ping Wei, Junning Zhao, Hua Hua (2026)
Ophiocordyceps sinensis: decoding its journey—from snowy legends to modern science. Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 6: 261.

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Nadine Praeg, Michael Steinwandter, Davnah Urbach, Mark A. Snethlage, Rodrigo P. Alves, Martha E. Apple, Peter Bilovitz, Andrea J. Britton, Estelle P. Bruni, Ting‐Wen Chen, Kenneth Dumack, Fernando Fernandez‐Mendoza, Michele Freppaz, Beat Frey, Nathalie Fromin, Stefan Geisen, Martin Grube, Elia Guariento, Antoine Guisan, Qiao‐Qiao Ji, Juan J. Jiménez, Stefanie Maier, Lucie A. Malard, Maria A. Minor, Cowan C. Mc Lean, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Thomas Peham, Roberto Pizzolotto, Andy F. S. Taylor, Philippe Vernon, Johan J. van Tol, Donghui Wu, Yunga Wu, Zhijing Xie, Bettina Weber, Paul Illmer, Julia Seeber (2025)
Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline. Biological Reviews 100: 1877.

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Wan-Hao Chen, Dan Li, Jian-Dong Liang, Xiu-Xiu Ren, Jie-Hong Zhao, Yan-Feng Han (2024)
Two new Cordyceps-like species, Perennicordyceps zongqii sp. nov. (Polycephalomycetaceae) and Purpureocillium zongqii sp. nov. (Ophiocordycipitaceae), in Hypocreales from karst region of China. MycoKeys 110: 141.

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Zhi-Qin Wang, Zi-Han Wang, Wen-Ya Shao, Yuan-Bing Wang (2026)
Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new entomopathogenic fungi within the genus Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales). MycoKeys 129: 299.

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Yong-dong Dai, Yu-hu Guan, Sheng-mei Wu, Shabana Bibi, Hui Chen, Chanhom Loinheuang, Jian-dong Liang, Yao Wang (2026)
Taxonomic and phylogenetic insights into dipteran-parasitizing Ophiocordyceps: Descriptions of two new species and a new record from China and Laos. MycoKeys 127: 217.

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Yong Li, Xingmao Yang, Wenjing Yang, Zhiying Bian, Jiawei Fang, Anhui Zhao, Xiuwen Bao, Shuqi Niu, Jing Bai, Yongjun Zheng, Sijing Liu, Jinlin Guo (2025)
Physicochemical characterization and immune activity of water-extract polysaccharides by stepwise ethanol precipitation from wild Cordyceps sinensis. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture 12: .

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Xian Zhang, Xing-Can Peng, De-Ping Wei, Yi Wang, Chada Norphanphoun, Sinang Hongsanan, Ning Xie, Zhong-Liang Liu, Ausana Mapook, Ji-Chuan Kang, Natsaran Saichana, Kevin D. Hyde, Ting-Chi Wen (2026)
Reappraisal of the phylogenetic relationships of hirsutella-like fungi across Ophiocordycipitaceae and Polycephalomycetaceae (Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes), and the description of seven new species. IMA Fungus 17: .

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Zhong-Shun Xu, Li-ping Deng, Hai-Yan Wang, Hui-Ling Tian, Jiao-Jiao Qu, Yong-dong Dai, Xiao Zou (2025)
Description of two new species of Ophiocordyceps: O. sinocampes and O. cystidiata (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from typical karst landform forests in Guizhou, China. MycoKeys 114: 1.

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Tao Sun, Yue Chen, Dong Wang, Yongdong Dai, Weiqiu Zou, Run Luo, Quanying Dong, Hong Yu (2024)
Mitogenomics, phylogeny and morphology reveal two new entomopathogenic species of Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from south-western China. MycoKeys 109: 49.

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Ze-Mei Chen, He-Fa Liao, Fang-Wei Lou, Rui Hu, Jin-Long Jia, Wen-Bo Zeng, Zhu-Liang Yang, Ai-Li Zhang, Yuan-Bing Wang (2026)
Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new species and one new record of Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) parasitic on Hymenoptera in China. MycoKeys 137: 337.

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Sakshi Suman, Vaishnavi Rajwar, Yamini Agrawal (2026)
Frontiers in Entomopathogenic Fungi. Chapter 2: 33.

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