BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Cordyceps (Fr.) Link, 1833 (caterpillarclubs and truffleclubs)
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Species | Cordyceps canadensis Ellis & Everh., 1898 (an ascomycete) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Cordyceps capitata (Holmsk.) Link, 1833 (Drumstick Truffleclub) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Species | Cordyceps clavulata (Schwein.) Ellis & Everh., 1892 (an ascomycete) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Cordyceps entomorrhiza (Dicks.) Fr., 1833 (an ascomycete) | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Species | Cordyceps forquignonii Quél., 1887 (an ascomycete) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Species | Cordyceps gracilis (Grev.) Durieu & Mont., 1849 (an ascomycete) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Species | Cordyceps militaris (L.) Link, 1833 (Scarlet Caterpillarclub) | 10 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| Species | Cordyceps ophioglossoides (Ehrh.) Link, 1833 (Snake-tongue Truffleclub) | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Species | Cordyceps sphecocephala (Klotzsch ex Berk.) Berk. & M.A. Curtis, 1868 (an ascomycete) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Cordyceps tuberculata (Lebert) Maire, 1917 (an ascomycete) | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Samson, R.A., Evans, H.C. & Latgé, J-P., 1988 | Atlas of Entomopathogenic Fungi |
Cordyceps may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
ASCOMYCOTA (spore-shooters) |
ASCOMYCETES (spore shooters) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Cordyceps:
| mycelium | mycelium is parasitised by synnematum of Polycephalomyces anamorph | Polycephalomyces ramosus - an entomogenous fungus (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) | Moss, M, Spooner, B. & Mitchell, D.W., 2007 [Cordyceps spp with Hirsutella anamorphs] |
Cordyceps may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
ASCOMYCETES (spore shooters) |
References
| Moss, M, Spooner, B. & Mitchell, D.W., 2007 | Two rare and interesting entomogenous fungi from south-east England |
