Species

Tolypocladium ophioglossoides (Snaketongue truffleclub)

Tolypocladium ophioglossoides. Photo: (c) Richard Tehan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Tolypocladium ophioglossoides, also known by two of its better known synonyms Elaphocordyceps ophioglossoides and Cordyceps ophioglossoides and commonly known as the goldenthread cordyceps, is a species of fungus in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. It is parasitic on fruit bodies of the truffle-like Elaphomyces. The specific epithet ophioglossoides, derived from Ancient Greek, means “like a snake’s tongue”.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
      - Class: Sordariomycetes
        Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae
        Order: Hypocreales
        Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
        Genus: Tolypocladium
        Species: Tolypocladium ophioglossoides (Snaketongue truffleclub)

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