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Cordycipitaceae

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Scientific name
  
Cordycipitaceae

Rank
  
Family

Division
  
Ascomycota

Higher classification
  
Hypocreales

Order
  
Hypocreales

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Lower classifications
  
Beauveria bassiana, Cordyceps militaris, Lecanicillium, Torrubiella, Lecanicillium lecanii

The Cordycipitaceae are a family of parasitic fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. 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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Description

Cordycipitaceae species have stromata or subicula that are pallid or brightly pigmented and fleshy. Their perithecia are superficial to completely immersed in the substrate, and oriented at right angles to the surface of the stroma. The asci are cylindrical with a thickened ascus tip. Ascospores are usually cylindrical, contain multiple septa, and disarticulate into part-spores or remain intact at maturity.

Genera

  • Akanthomyces
  • Ascopolyporus
  • Beauveria – anamorph
  • Beejasamuha
  • Cordyceps
  • Coremiopsis
  • Engyodontium – anamorph
  • Gibellula
  • Hyperdermium
  • Insecticola
  • Isaria – anamorph
  • Lecanicillium – anamorph
  • Microhilum – anamorph
  • Phytocordyceps
  • Pseudogibellula
  • Rotiferophthora
  • Simplicillium – anamorph
  • Torrubiella
  • References

    Cordycipitaceae Wikipedia