| Ophiocordycipitaceae Temporal range: Middle Cretaceous - Recent, 105–0 Ma |
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| Dead ants infected with Ophiocordyceps unilateralis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: |
Ophiocordycipitaceae G.H.Sung, J.M.Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora (2007) |
| Type genus | |
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Ophiocordyceps Petch (1931) |
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Ophiocordycipitaceae is a family of parasitic fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes.