Ophiocordycipitaceae

Ophiocordycipitaceae
Temporal range: Middle Cretaceous - Recent, 105–0 Ma [1]
Dead ants infected with Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
G.H.Sung, J.M.Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora (2007)
Type genus
Ophiocordyceps
Petch (1931)

Ophiocordycipitaceae is a family of parasitic fungi in the phylum Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes.[2] It was updated in 2020.[3]

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  3. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.