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[[File:Cordyceps IMA Fungus 2017.jpg|350px|thumb|''Cordyceps'' spp. - C) ''C. bifusispora'', D) ''C. confragosa'', F) ''C. militaris'', H) ''C. cf. cardinalis'' (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Authors: Ryan M. Kepler et al.<br/>Source: [https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2017.08.02.08 IMA Fungus (2017), vol. 8, p. 348]]]
<font color="#008000">'''''Cordyceps'' (entomopathogens)'''</font> Fr. 1818

This genus of entomopathogenic fungi is widely distributed and includes around 15 species. They are well known for their club-shaped sexual fruiting bodies, growing out of the bodies of infected, dead insects.

Many species of ''Cordyceps'' have been previously classified under the genus ''Isaria''. However, in a taxonomic revision, [[IMA Fungus (2017) 8, 335-353|Kepler et al. (2017)]] proposed the "rejection of ''Isaria'' in favour of ''Cordyceps'' owing to the confusion surrounding the application of ''Isaria''".

'''Synonyms:'''<br/>
''Isaria''

Type species: ''[[Cordyceps militaris (entomopathogen)|Cordyceps militaris]]''

For a taxonomic review of this genus see [[IMA Fungus (2017) 8, 335-353|Kepler et al. (2017)]].


Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:<br />
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