Ophiocordycipitaceae Temporal range: Middle Cretaceous - Recent, 105–0 Ma |
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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.