caterpillar fungus : définition de caterpillar fungus et ...
There are over 680 documented species of the sac fungus genus Cordyceps, and one of the most well known of these is the Cordyceps sinensis, colloquially known as caterpillar fungus.The scientific name's etymology is from the Latin cord "club", ceps "head", and sinensis "from China".The fungus is known in Tibetan as yartsa gunbu or yatsa gunbu.. Caterpillar fungi are the result of a parasitic ...