Ophiocordyceps forquignonii (Quél.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora
(Yellow Waspclub)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ophiocordyceps forquignonii (Yellow Waspclub)
Genus	Ophiocordyceps
Family	OPHIOCORDYCIPITACEAE (a family of entomopathogenic fungi)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Ophiocordyceps forquignonii is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Hering, T.	2006	Tom Hering sent me this striking photograph of two parasitised flies	Vol 7 (1) Page: 2

Ophiocordyceps forquignonii (Yellow Waspclub) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ophiocordyceps forquignonii (Yellow Waspclub)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ophiocordyceps forquignonii (Yellow Waspclub)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ophiocordyceps forquignonii is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)