There is still a long way to go before E. vermicola can be developed into a biocontrol for the pine wood nematode. But this fungus, which the electron microscope reveals to have a stalk like a mushroom and a cap shaped like a traditional Chinese gold or silver ingot, is just as much an endemic species, unique to Taiwan, as the treasured Formosan sika deer or Formosan landlocked salmon.
雖然 Esteya 真菌研發成為生物藥劑以防治線蟲還有一段路要走，但在電子顯微鏡下，有著洋菇傘柄、元寶形頭冠的真菌，卻與國寶級動物梅花鹿、櫻花鉤吻鮭一樣，屬於「台灣特有種」。