FIGURE 4. Ophiocordyceps camponoti-indiani a in Unravelling the diversity behind the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (Ophiocordycipitaceae) complex: Three new species of zombie-ant fungi from the Brazilian Amazon

FIGURE 4. Ophiocordyceps camponoti-indiani a) Camponotus indianus biting into a leaf, several stromata arising from dorsal pronotum, mesonotum and leg joints, with a characteristic purplish coloration. a-1) lateral, fertile cushion (ascoma); a-2) Close up of the dead ant's head showing the biting behavior. b) Section through ascoma showing perithecial arrangement (bar = 500 μm); c) Ascospore after 24 h, with very long capilliconidiophores (1-3) with capilliconidia at the tip (bar = 50 μm); c-1) Detail of fusoid capilliconidium (bar = 10 μm); d) Close up of perithecia showing asci arrangement and the semi-erumpent ostiole (bar = 50 μm); e) Ascus showing the spiral arrangement of ascospores (bar = 20 μm); e-1) Ascus cap detail (bar = 5 μm); f) Section of upper part of stroma showing asexual morph (Hirsutellalike A type), with long-necked phialides (bar = 10 μm); g) Phialides formed as mycelial cushions (sporodochia) on leg joints and antenna (Hirsutella-like C type) (bar = 10 μm). Images: João Araújo.