Ophiocordycipitaceae
Encyclopedia
The Ophiocordycipitaceae are a family
of fungi in the Ascomycota
, class Sordariomycetes
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of fungi in the Ascomycota
Ascomycota
The Ascomycota are a Division/Phylum of the kingdom Fungi, and subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the Sac fungi. They are the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species...
, class Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes
The Sordariomycetes are a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina , consisting of 15 orders, 64 families, 1119 genera, and 10564 species.Sordariomycetes generally produce their asci in perithecial fruiting bodies....
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Genera
- ElaphocordycepsElaphocordycepsElaphocordyceps is a genus of fungi within the Ophiocordycipitaceae family. The genus was formally circumscribed by Sung and colleagues in 2007.-Species:*E. capitata*E. delicatostipitata*E. fracta*E. inegoensis*E. japonica...
- HaptocilliumHaptocilliumHaptocillium is a genus of fungi within the Ophiocordycipitaceae family. There are 9 species.-Species:*Haptocillium bactrosporum*Haptocillium balanoides*Haptocillium campanulatum*Haptocillium glocklingiae*Haptocillium obovatum...
- HarposporiumHarposporiumHarposporium is a genus of anamorphic fungi within the Ophiocordycipitaceae family.-Species:*Harposporium angulare*Harposporium angustisporum*Harposporium arcuatum*Harposporium arthrosporum*Harposporium baculiforme...
- HirsutellaHirsutellaHirsutella is a genus of asexually reproducing fungi in the Ophiocordycipitaceae family. Originally described by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1892, this genus includes species that are pathogens of insects, mites and nematodes; there is interest in the use of these fungi as...
- HymenostilbeHymenostilbeHymenostilbe is a genus of fungi in the Ophiocordycipitaceae family.-Species:*Hymenostilbe ampullifera*Hymenostilbe aphidis*Hymenostilbe aurantiaca*Hymenostilbe australiensis*Hymenostilbe campanoti*Hymenostilbe dipterigena...
- OphiocordycepsOphiocordycepsOphiocordyceps is a genus of fungi within the Ophiocordycipitaceae family. The widespread genus, first described scientifically by British mycologist Tom Petch in 1931, contains about 140 species that grow on insects...
- ParaisariaParaisariaParaisaria is a genus of fungi in the Ophiocordycipitaceae family....
- PurpureocilliumPurpureocilliumPurpureocillium is a fungal genus in the Ophiocordycipitaceae family. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Purpureocillium lilacinum, a common saprobic, filamentous fungus. It has been isolated from a wide range of habitats including cultivated and uncultivated soils, forests,...
- SyngliocladiumSyngliocladiumSyngliocladium is a genus of anamorphic fungi within the Ophiocordycipitaceae family....
- TolypocladiumTolypocladiumTolypocladium is a genus of anamorphic fungi within the Ophiocordycipitaceae family.-Species:*Tolypocladium cylindrosporum*Tolypocladium extinguens*Tolypocladium geodes*Tolypocladium lignicola*Tolypocladium longicolleum...