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MeSH Heading: Cordyceps
Tree Number(s): B01.300.107.501.220
Unique ID: D032661
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032661
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Caterpillar Fungus; Cordyceps militaris; Cordyceps sinensis; Ophiocordyceps sinensis; Sphaeria sinensis
Related Numbers: txid72228; txid73501
Previous Indexing: Ascomycota (1968-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2022/05/23

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0401194
Scope Note: A species frequently used in Chinese medicine.
Terms: Ophiocordyceps sinensis Preferred Term
Term UI T001010529
Date03/18/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Cordyceps sinensis
Term UI T465431
Date10/10/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Sphaeria sinensis
Term UI T001010530
Date03/18/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Caterpillar Fungus
Term UI T001119649
Date04/07/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023)

Cordyceps MeSH Descriptor Data 2025