"Clavated" Quotes from Famous Books
... conidia of Torrubia, a genus of club-shaped Sphaeriae afterwards developed. Some species of Isaria and Torrubia also affect the larvae and pupae of moths and butterflies, converting the whole interior into a mass of mycelium, and fructifying in a clavate head. It has been subject for discussion whether in such instances the fungus commenced its development during the life of the insect, and thus hastened its death, or whether it resulted after death, and was subsequent to the commencement of decay.[H] ... — Fungi: Their Nature and Uses • Mordecai Cubitt Cooke |