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Allocordyceps baltica

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Allocordyceps is an extinct genus of parasitic fungus in the order Hypocreales that parasitized carpenter ants. The fossil of Allocordyceps baltica, from the Baltic Amber, represents the oldest known fossil of an ant-parasitizing fungus before Ophiocordyceps.

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Name
Allocordyceps baltica
Slug
allocordyceps-baltica
Kingdom
Fungi
Family
Clavicipitaceae
Genus
Allocordyceps
Species
baltica
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
28

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