Cordycipitaceae

Cordycipitaceae
Cordyceps militaris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Cordycipitaceae
Kreisel ex G.H.Sung, J.M.Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora (2007)
Type genus
Cordyceps
Fr. (1818)

The Cordycipitaceae are a family of parasitic fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes and order Hypocreales. The family was first published in 1969 by mycologist Hanns Kreisel, but the naming was invalid according to the code of International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. It was validly published in 2007.

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