entomopathogenic fungi

Is Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis A Parasite? Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) is a specialized parasite that infects, manipulates and kills formicine ants, predominantly in tropical forest ecosystems. Is Cordyceps a parasite? Most Cordyceps species are endoparasitoids, parasitic mainly on insects and other arthropods (they are thus entomopathogenic fungi); a few are parasitic on other fungi. Is Ophiocordyceps