Ophiocordycipitaceae is a family of parasitic fungi in the phylum Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. It was created in 2007 to resolve the paraphyly of Calvicipitaceae. It was updated in 2020.
Genera
As accepted in 2020; (with number of species)
Hantamomyces Crous (1)
Unilateralis T. F. Kirschtein (1)
Harposporium Lohde (37) (Anamorphic)
Hirsutella Pat. (50+)
Hymenostilbe Petch (12)
Ophiocordyceps Petch (263)
Paraisaria Samson & B.L. Brady (11)
Perennicordyceps Matočec & I. Kušan (4)
Pleurocordyceps Y.J. Yao, Y.H. Wang, S. Ban, W.J. Wang, Yi Li, Ke Wang & P.M. Kirk (10)
Polycephalomyces Kobayasi (18)
Purpureocilium Luangsa-ard, Hywel-Jones, Houbraken & Samson (5)
Syngliocladium Petch 1932 (5)
Tolypocladium W. Gams (47)
Former assignments:
Blistum split up into different genera
Didymobotryopsis Accepted by Species Fungorum but not 2020 Outline
Haptocillium moved to Drechmeria, Clavicipitaceae
Synnematium synonym for Hirsutella
Trichosterigma synonym for Hirsutella
†Paleoophiocordyceps
