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Ophiocordycipitaceae

Ophiocordycipitaceae
Temporal range: Middle Cretaceous - Recent, 105–0 Ma
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis.png
Dead ants infected with Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
Scientific classification
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 Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes.



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