Clavicipitaceae

Clavicipitaceae
Claviceps purpurea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
(Lindau) Earle (1901)
Type genus
Claviceps
Tul. (1853)
Genera

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The Clavicipitaceae are a family of fungi within the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate placed 43 genera in the family, but a study in 2020 has increased this number to 50.

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