A draft genome of the ghost moth, Thitarodes (Hepialus) sp.,a medicinal caterpillar fungus
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The Chinese caterpillar fungus,commonly known as "Dong Chong Xia Cao" (winter worm summer grass) in China,is one of the most valuable medicinal fungi in the world (Zhang et al.,2012).In the alpine meadows of the Tibetan Plateau (altitude 3500-5000 m),the ascomycete Ophiocordyceps sinensis (syn.Cordyceps sinensis) parasitizes the larvae of the ghost moth (Thitarodes spp.),forming a fungus-caterpillar complex.The caterpillar fungus has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for hundreds of years,with a diverse list of pharmacological effects (Zhu et al.,1998).