Ophiocordycipitaceae is a family of parasitic fungi in the phylum Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. It was created in 2007 to resolve the paraphyly of Calvicipitaceae. It was updated in 2020.
Genera As accepted in 2020; (with number of species)
Hantamomyces (1) Unilateralis (1) Harposporium (37) (Anamorphic) Hirsutella (50+) Hymenostilbe (12) Ophiocordyceps (263) Paraisaria (11) Perennicordyceps (4) Pleurocordyceps (10) Polycephalomyces (18) Purpureocilium (5) Syngliocladium (5) Tolypocladium (47)
Former assignments: Blistum split up into different genera Didymobotryopsis Accepted by Species Fungorum but not 2020 Outline Haptocillium moved to Drechmeria, Clavicipitaceae Synnematium synonym for Hirsutella Trichosterigma synonym for Hirsutella
Fossil species †Paleoophiocordyceps
See also Cordycipitaceae Cordyceps
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