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==Description==
==Description==


==Habitat and Range==
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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
Genus: Ophiocordyceps
Species: O. unilateralis

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

Commonly known as the zombie-ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is an insect-pathogenic fungus that was first discovered in 1859 by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. O. unilateralis typically infects a specific ant host species called Camponotus leonardi but has been known to parasitize ants of other closesly related species to a lesser degree of effectiveness in terms of reproductive success and manipulation.

Description

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Behavior & Reproduction

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