Koa Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris)
- 'Oihana: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
- Māhele: Pezizomycotina (Pezizomycotins)
- Papa: Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
- Papa haʻahaʻa: Hypocreomycetidae (Hypocreomycetes)
- Kauoha: Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
- ʻOhana: Cordycipitaceae (Cordyceps)
- ʻAno: Cordyceps (Cordyceps)
- Type: Cordyceps militaris (Cordyceps koa)
Description:
ʻO Stromas kaʻawale a ulu paha i nā hui, maʻalahi a lālā paha ma ke kumu, cylindrical a i ʻole ke ʻano lāʻau, ʻaʻole lālā, 1-8 x 0,2-0,6 cm, nā ʻano alani like ʻole. ʻO ka ʻāpana hua he cylindrical, club-shaped, fusiform a ellipsoid, warty mai ka stomata o ka perithecia protruding ma ke ʻano o nā wahi ʻeleʻele. He cylindrical ke kumu, ʻalani ʻalani a aneane keʻokeʻo paha.
He cylindrical nā ʻeke, 8-spore, 300-500 x 3,0-3,5 microns.
ʻAʻole waihoʻoluʻu nā Ascospores, filamentous, me nā septa he nui, aneane like ka lōʻihi me nā ʻeke. Ke oʻo nei lākou, wāwahi lākou i loko o nā ʻāpana cylindrical kaʻawale 2-5 x 1-1,5 microns.
He keʻokeʻo ka ʻiʻo, pulupulu, ʻaʻohe ʻono nui a ʻala.
Wahi:
Loaʻa ka pūʻali koa Cordyceps ma nā pupae pepeke i kanu ʻia i loko o ka lepo (kakaʻikahi loa i nā pepeke ʻē aʻe) i nā ululāʻau. Hua mai Iune a ʻOkakopa
Hōʻike:
ʻAʻole ʻike ʻia ka ʻai. ʻAʻohe waiwai o ka pūʻali koa Cordyceps. Hoʻohana ikaika ia i ka lāʻau oriental.