Fig. 18.

Ophiocordyceps satoi. A.Polyrhachis lamellidens. with three stromata arising from its body. B. Close-up stroma with two ascomatal cushions. C. Cross-section of the ascoma, showing the perithecial arrangement. D. Close-up perithecium. E. Ascus. F. Ascospore germinating on agar plate after 3–5 d. G. Capilliconidium. H. Ascospore with two capilliconidiophores bearing one capilliconidium at their apices. Scale bars: A = 1 mm, B = 0.5 mm, C = 100 μm, D = 40 μm, E–F = 20 μm, G = 2 μm, H = 20 μm.