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Ophiocordycipitaceae G. H. Sung, J. M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora 2007

Authors/Creators

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China & Engineering Research Center of Southwest Bio-Pharmaceutical Resources, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China & Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand & School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China & Engineering Research Center of Southwest Bio-Pharmaceutical Resources, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
  • 3. Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
  • 4. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 5. Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
  • 6. School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand

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Ophiocordycipitaceae G. H. Sung, J. M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora, 2007.

Ophiocordyceps Petch, 1931.

Notes.

Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae) is a genus of entomopathogenic fungi encompassing over 350 species (Hyde et al. 2024; Index Fungorum 2025). This genus was originally treated as a subgenus under Cordyceps by Petch (1931) until it was redefined as a distinct genus through multigene phylogenetic analyses by Sung et al. (2007). Species in this genus exhibit diagnostically dark, fibrous to wiry stromata with variable morphologies (clavate, filiform, or branched) and perithecia that are either superficially exposed or embedded within the stromatal matrix. The asci are typically cylindrical and bear prominent apical caps, while the ascospores are generally cylindrical, multiseptate, and may either disarticulate into part-spores or remain intact after discharge (Sung et al. 2007; Ban et al. 2015). Host specificity spans diverse arthropods, parasitizing larvae of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, and arachnids (Kobayasi 1941; Mains 1958; Ban et al. 2015). Quandt et al. (2014) present a concise, thorough, phylogenetically relevant, and taxonomically accurate revision of the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. In this study, we introduce two new species (O. jinguangensis and O. northeastensis) based on phylogenetic and morphological analyses.

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Published as part of Zhang, Xian, Peng, Xing-Can, Wei, De-Ping, Wang, Yi, Norphanphoun, Chada, Hongsanan, Sinang, Xie, Ning, Liu, Zhong-Liang, Mapook, Ausana, Kang, Ji-Chuan, Saichana, Natsaran, Hyde, Kevin D. & Wen, Ting-Chi, 2026, Reappraisal of the phylogenetic relationships of hirsutella-like fungi across Ophiocordycipitaceae and Polycephalomycetaceae (Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes), and the description of seven new species, pp. e 171084 in IMA Fungus 17 on page e171084, DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.17.171084

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Cites
Publication: 10.5943/mycosphere/15/1/25 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1016/S0007-1536(31)80006-3 (DOI)
Publication: 10.3114/sim.2007.57.01 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1007/s11557-014-1017-8 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1080/00275514.1958.12024722 (DOI)
Publication: 10.5598/imafungus.2014.05.01.12 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
G. H. Sung, J. M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Order
Hypocreales
Family
Ophiocordycipitaceae
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Ophiocordycipitaceae Sung, 2007 sec. Zhang, Peng, Wei, Wang, Norphanphoun, Hongsanan, Xie, Liu, Mapook, Kang, Saichana, Hyde & Wen, 2026

References

  • Hyde KD, Noorabadi MT, Thiyagaraja V et al. (2024) The 2024 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere 15 (1): 5146–6239. https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/15/1/25
  • Petch T (1931) Notes on entomogenous fungi. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 16 (1): 55–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0007-1536 (31) 80006-3
  • Sung GH, Hywel-Jones NL, Sung JM et al. (2007) Phylogenetic classification of Cordyceps and the clavicipitaceous fungi. Studies in Mycology 57: 5–59. https://doi.org/10.3114/sim.2007.57.01
  • Ban S, Sakane T, Nakagiri A (2015) Three new species of Ophiocordyceps and overview of anamorph types in the genus and the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. Mycological Progress 14 (1): 1017–1030. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-014-1017-8
  • Kobayasi Y (1941) The genus Cordyceps and its allies. Science Reports of the Tokyo Bunrika Daigaku 5: 53–260.
  • Mains EB (1958) North American entomogenous species of Cordyceps. Mycologia 50: 169–222. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.1958.12024722
  • Quandt CA, Kepler RM, Gams W et al. (2014) Phylogenetic-based nomenclatural proposals for Ophiocordycipitaceae (Hypocreales) with new combinations in Tolypocladium. IMA Fungus 5: 121–134. https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2014.05.01.12