Sordariomycetes

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Close-up of a rye stalk with a dark ergot fungus growing on it, set against a blurred green field background.

Zombie-ant fungus

Sordariomycetes: Media

class of fungi

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Powdery mildew

Powdery mildew

Grapes affected by powdery mildew.

Maccheek

Close-up of a rye stalk with a dark ergot fungus growing on it, set against a blurred green field background.

Ergot

Wheat infected by ergot (Claviceps purpurea). This fungus is also the source...

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Zombie-ant fungus

Zombie-ant fungus

A deceased carpenter ant (Camponotus species) infected with zombie-ant fungus...

Oliver Thompson-Holmes/Alamy

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