
How Zombifying Fungi Became Master Manipulators
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The Undiscovered Diversity of Ophiocordisab
Mycologist Joao estimates there could be as many as 600 manipulators out there to be discovered. His travels have taken him across the world, including Columbia, Ghana and the Amazon. He recently found what he believes is a new species of propyracilium which is Ophiocordisab's sister genus. The species still doesn't have a name but they are working on proving its uniqueness.
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