# List of Cordyceps species

As of December 2024, the following 262 species were accepted in the genus Cordyceps:
* Top
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Cordyceps adpropinquans (Ces.) Sacc. 1883
* Cordyceps aeruginosclerota Z.Q. Liang & A.Y. Liu 1997
* Cordyceps agriotidis Kawam. 1955
* Cordyceps alba Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps albella Massee 1899
* Cordyceps albida Berk. & M.A. Curtis ex Cooke 1884
* Cordyceps albocitrinus Koval 1974
* Cordyceps alboperitheciata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps alpicola Kobayasi 1976
* Cordyceps amoene-rosea (Henn.) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps ampullacea Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps ampullacea Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps araneae Mongkols., Tasan., Noisrip., Himaman & Luangsa-ard 2020
* Cordyceps aspera Pat. 1893
* Cordyceps atewensis Samson, H.C. Evans & Hoekstra 1982
* Cordyceps atrobrunnea Penz. & Sacc. 1898
* Cordyceps atropuncta Koval 1961
* Cordyceps aurantiaca Lohwag 1937
* Cordyceps aurea Moureau 1949

## B

* Cordyceps barberi Giard 1894
* Cordyceps baumanniana Henn. 1897
* Cordyceps belizensis Mains 1940
* Cordyceps bicolor Pat. 1928
* Cordyceps bifusispora O.E. Erikss. 1982
* Cordyceps blackwelliae Mongkols., Noisrip., Thanakitp., Spatafora & Luangsa-ard 2018
* Cordyceps bokyoensis Kobayasi 1983
* Cordyceps bombi Rick ex Lloyd 1920
* Cordyceps brasiliensis Henn. 1897
* Cordyceps brevistroma Mongkols., Tasan., Thanakitp. & Luangsa-ard 2020
* Cordyceps brittlebankii McLennan & Cookson 1926
* Cordyceps brongniartii Shimazu 1989
* Cordyceps bullispora Hong Yu bis, Q.Y. Dong & Zhi Yuan Zhao 2022
* Cordyceps bulolensis Kobayasi 1976

## C

* Cordyceps caespitosa (Tul. & C. Tul.) Sacc. 1878
* Cordyceps caespitosofiliformis Henn. 1902
* Cordyceps callidii Quél. 1898
* Cordyceps caloceroides Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1869
* Cordyceps carnata Moureau 1949
* Cordyceps caroliniensis Berk. & Ravenel 1855
* Cordyceps cateniannulata (Z.Q. Liang) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps cateniobliqua (Z.Q. Liang) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps chaetoclavata H. Yu, Y.B. Wang, Y. Wang, Q. Fan & Zhu L. Yang 2020
* Cordyceps changbaiensis J.J. Hu, Bo Zhang & Y. Li 2021
* Cordyceps changchunensis J.J. Hu, Bo Zhang & Y. Li 2021
* Cordyceps changpaishanensis Kobayasi 1981
* Cordyceps chanhua Z.Z. Li, F.G. Luan, N.L. Hywel-Jones, C.R. Li & S.L. Zhang 2021
* Cordyceps chiangdaoensis Tasan., Thanakitp., Khons. & Luangsa-ard 2016
* Cordyceps chichibuensis Kobayasi & Shimizu 1980
* Cordyceps chishuiensis Z.Q. Liang & A.Y. Liu 2002
* Cordyceps chongqingensis Y.H. Yang, Shao X. Cai, Y.M. Zheng, X.M. Lu, X.Y. Xu & Y.M. Han 2008
* Cordyceps chualasae Koval & M.M. Nazarova 1970
* Cordyceps cinnabarina Petch 1933
* Cordyceps citrea Penz. & Sacc. 1898
* Cordyceps coccidiocapitata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps coccinea Penz. & Sacc. 1898
* Cordyceps cocoonihabita H. Yu, Y.B. Wang, Y. Wang, Q. Fan & Zhu L. Yang 2020
* Cordyceps coleopterorum (Samson & H.C. Evans) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps consumpta G. Cunn. 1921
* Cordyceps coronilla Höhn. 1909
* Cordyceps cotopaxiana Kobayasi 1981
* Cordyceps coxii Olliff 1895
* Cordyceps craigii Lloyd 1915
* Cordyceps cranstounii Olliff 1895
* Cordyceps cristata Möller 1901
* Cordyceps ctenocephala P. Syd. 1922
* Cordyceps cuncunae Palfner 2012
* Cordyceps cusu Pat. 1895
* Cordyceps cylindrica Petch 1937

## D

* Cordyceps deflectens Penz. & Sacc. 1898
* Cordyceps dennisii T. Ulvinen 1976
* Cordyceps dimeropoda P. Syd. 1922
* Cordyceps doassansii Pat. 1885
* Cordyceps doiana Kobayasi 1981

## E

* Cordyceps erotyli Petch 1937
* Cordyceps exasperata A.F. Vital 1956

## F

* Cordyceps farinosa (Holmsk.) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps fasciculata Pat. 1899
* Cordyceps flavobrunnescens Henn. 1899
* Cordyceps fleischeri Penz. & Sacc. 1902
* Cordyceps formosana Kobayasi & Shimizu 1981
* Cordyceps fuliginosa Ces. 1861
* Cordyceps fumosorosea (Wize) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps furcata McLennan & Cookson 1923

## G

* Cordyceps gemella Moureau 1961
* Cordyceps geotrupis Teng 1934
* Cordyceps grenadensis Mains 1954
* Cordyceps grylli Teng 1936
* Cordyceps gryllotalpae Lloyd 1920
* Cordyceps guizhouensis Zuo Y. Liu, Z.Q. Liang & A.Y. Liu 1997

## H

* Cordyceps hackmannii Rehm 1904
* Cordyceps hawkesii G.R. Gray 1858
* Cordyceps hehuanensis W.Y. Chuang & Ariyaw. 2024
* Cordyceps henleyae Massee 1894
* Cordyceps hepialidicola Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps herculea (Schwein.) Sacc. 1883
* Cordyceps herculea (Cooke) Mussat 1901
* Cordyceps hesleri Mains 1939
* Cordyceps hirotaniana Kobayasi 1983 Kobayasi 1983
* Cordyceps hokkaidoensis Kobayasi 1941
* Cordyceps hormospora Möller 1901
* Cordyceps huntii Giard 1895

## I

* Cordyceps ignota Marchion. 1945
* Cordyceps imagamiana Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps incarnata Möller 1901
* Cordyceps inconspicua Moureau 1962
* Cordyceps interrupta Höhn. 1909
* Cordyceps inthanonensis Mongkols., Tasan., Thanakitp. & Luangsa-ard 2020
* Cordyceps iriomoteana Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps isarioides M.A. Curtis 1895
* Cordyceps ithacensis Bałazy & Bujak. 1986

## J

* Cordyceps jakajanicola Luangsa-ard, Tasan., Noisrip. & Hywel-Jones 2019
* Cordyceps javanica Bally 1923
* Cordyceps javensis Henn. 1902
* Cordyceps jinyuetanensis J.J. Hu, Bo Zhang & Y. Li 2021
* Cordyceps joaquiensis Henn. 1904
* Cordyceps juruensis Henn. 1904

## K

* Cordyceps kintrischica (B.A. Borisov & Tarasov) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps kirkii G. Cunn. 1922
* Cordyceps klenei Pat. 1908
* Cordyceps kobayasii Koval 1984
* Cordyceps koratensis (Hywel-Jones) Ariyaw., M. Stadler & Luangsa-ard 2024
* Cordyceps kuiburiensis Himaman, Mongkols., Noisrip. & Luangsa-ard 2019
* Cordyceps kurijimeaensis Negi, Koranga, Ranj. Singh & Z. Ahmed 2010
* Cordyceps kyushuensis Kawam. 1955
* Cordyceps kyusyuensis Kawam. 1955

## L

* Cordyceps lacroixii Har. & Pat. 1904
* Cordyceps langloisii Ellis & Everh. 1892
* Cordyceps lateritia Dingley 1953
* Cordyceps lepidopterorum Moureau 1962
* Cordyceps leucocephala Massee 1899
* Cordyceps lignicola Massee 1899
* Cordyceps lilacina Moureau 1949
* Cordyceps locastrae W.Y. Chuang & Ariyaw. 2024
* Cordyceps longdongensis A.Y. Liu & Z.Q. Liang 1997
* Cordyceps longiphialis Hong Yu bis, Q.Y. Dong & D.X. Tang 2022
* Cordyceps loushanensis Z.Q. Liang & A.Y. Liu 1997

## M

* Cordyceps macleodganensis Sapan K. Sharma 2016
* Cordyceps malleiformis W.Y. Chuang & Ariyaw. 2024
* Cordyceps manzhurica Koval 1961
* Cordyceps maolanensis Zuo Y. Liu & Z.Q. Liang 1997
* Cordyceps maolanoides Z.Q. Liang, A.Y. Liu & J.Z. Huang 2002
* Cordyceps memorabilis (Ces.) Ces. 1861
* Cordyceps mexicana L. López-Rodríguez, C. Burrola-Aguilar & R. Garibay-Orijel 2022
* Cordyceps michaelisii Henn. 1902
* Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr. (1818)
* Cordyceps miniata Moureau 1961
* Cordyceps minuta Kobayasi 1963
* Cordyceps miquelii (Tul. & C. Tul.) Sacc. 1883
* Cordyceps miryensis Henn. 1904
* Cordyceps mitrata Pat. 1898
* Cordyceps montagnei Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1869
* Cordyceps morakotii Tasan., Thanakitp. & Luangsa-ard 2016
* Cordyceps muscae Henn. 1898
* Cordyceps myosuroides Henn. 1902
* Cordyceps myrmecogena Kobayasi & Shimizu 1978

## N

* Cordyceps nabanheensis Hong Yu bis & Q.Y. Dong 2022
* Cordyceps nakazawae Kawam. 1955
* Cordyceps nanatakiensis Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps necator Pat. & Har. 1912
* Cordyceps neogryllotalpae Kobayasi 1976
* Cordyceps neopruinosa Mongkols., Noisrip., Khons. & Luangsa-ard 2020
* Cordyceps neosuperficialis T.H. Li, Chun Y. Deng & B. Song 2008
* Cordyceps nidus T. Sanjuan, Chir.-Salom. & S. Restrepo 2017
* Cordyceps nikkoensis Kobayasi 1941
* Cordyceps ninchukispora (C.H. Su & H.H. Wang) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora 2007
* Cordyceps ningxiaensis T. Bau & J.Q. Yan 2014
* Cordyceps nirtolii Negi, Koranga, Ranj. Singh & Z. Ahmed 2010
* Cordyceps norvegica Johan-Olsen 1911
* Cordyceps novoguineensis Kobayasi & Shimizu 1976

## O

* Cordyceps obliqua Kobayasi 1941
* Cordyceps obliquiordinata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps ochraceostromata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1980
* Cordyceps odyneri Quél. 1886
* Cordyceps ogurasanensis Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps olivacea Rick 1922
* Cordyceps olivaceovirescens Henn. 1900
* Cordyceps olivascens Mains 1947
* Cordyceps oncoperae P.J. Wright 1993
* Cordyceps ootakiensis Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps ootakiensis Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps ovoideoperitheciata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps oxycephala Penz. & Sacc. 1898

## P

* Cordyceps pallidiolivacea Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps parvistroma Mongkols., Tasan., Thanakitp. & Luangsa-ard 2020
* Cordyceps parvula Mains 1959
* Cordyceps phymatospora C.R. Li, M.Z. Fan & Z.Z. Li 2002
* Cordyceps pieli Olliff 1895
* Cordyceps pilifera Kobayasi 1981
* Cordyceps pittieri E. Bommer & M. Rousseau 1896
* Cordyceps pleuricapitata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps podocreoides Höhn. 1909
* Cordyceps policapitata X.C. Peng, Y.P. Xiao & T.C. Wen 2023
* Cordyceps polyarthra Möller 1901
* Cordyceps polycarpica Z.Q. Liang & A.Y. Liu 1996
* Cordyceps polycephala Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps polystromata Hong Yu bis, Y. Wang & Q.Y. Dong 2023
* Cordyceps poprawskii (Caban., J.H. de Leon, Humber, K.D. Murray & W.A. Jones) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps pruinosa Petch 1924
* Cordyceps pseudoinsignis Moureau 1949
* Cordyceps pseudonelumboides Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps pseudorosea W.Y. Chuang & Ariyaw. 2024
* Cordyceps puiggarii Speg. 1918

## Q

* Cordyceps qingchengensis L.S. Zha & T.C. Wen 2019

## R

* Cordyceps racemosa Berk. 1854
* Cordyceps ramosostipitata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps rhizomorpha Möller 1901
* Cordyceps riverae Pacioni 1979
* Cordyceps rosea Kobayasi & Shimizu 1982
* Cordyceps roseostromata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps rostrata Z.Q. Liang, A.Y. Liu & M.H. Liu 2003
* Cordyceps rubiginosistipitata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps rubra Möller 1901
* Cordyceps rubricapitata Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps rubrostromata Kobayasi 1983

## S

* Cordyceps sakishimensis Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps sandindaengensis Mongkols., Noisrip. & Luangsa-ard 2023
* Cordyceps sapaensis Hong Yu bis, Y. Wang & Q.Y. Dong 2023
* Cordyceps scottianus Olliff 1895
* Cordyceps setulosa Quél. 1875
* Cordyceps shanxiensis B. Liu, Rong & H.S. Jin 1985
* Cordyceps sheeringii Massee 1890
* Cordyceps shimaensis Kobayasi 1981
* Cordyceps shimizui Y.J. Yao 1995
* Cordyceps shuifuensis H. Yu, Y.B. Wang, Y. Wang & Zhu L. Yang 2020
* Cordyceps siangyangensis W.Y. Chuang & Ariyaw. 2024
* Cordyceps simaoensis Hong Yu bis, Q.Y. Dong & Z.Q. Wang 2022
* Cordyceps sinclairii Kobayasi 1949
* Cordyceps singeri Mains 1954
* Cordyceps spegazzinii M.S. Torres, J.F. White & J.F. Bisch. 2006
* Cordyceps sphaerocapitata Kobayasi 1976
* Cordyceps stiphrodes P. Syd. 1922
* Cordyceps subcorticicola Henn. 1902
* Cordyceps submilitaris Henn. 1896
* Cordyceps subpolyarthra Henn. 1902
* Cordyceps subtenuipes H. Yu, Y.B. Wang, Y. Wang, D.E. Duan & Zhu L. Yang 2020
* Cordyceps succavus Y.P. Xiao, T.C. Wen & K.D. Hyde 2019
* Cordyceps sulfurea Kobayasi & Shimizu 1983
* Cordyceps suoluoensis Z.Q. Liang & A.Y. Liu 2002

## T

* Cordyceps taishanensis B. Liu, P.G. Yuan & J.Z. Cao 1984
* Cordyceps takaomontana Yakush. & Kumaz. 1941
* Cordyceps tarapotensis Henn. 1904
* Cordyceps tenuipes (Peck) Kepler, B. Shrestha & Spatafora 2017
* Cordyceps termitophila Kobayasi & Shimizu 1978
* Cordyceps thaxteri Mains 1939
* Cordyceps tiankengensis W.H. Chen, Y.F. Han, J.D. Liang & Z.Q. Liang 2022
* Cordyceps translucens Petch 1924
* Cordyceps trictenae Olliff 1895
* Cordyceps trinidadensis Mains 1959
* Cordyceps truncata Moureau 1949
* Cordyceps typhuliformis Berk. & Cooke 1884

## U

* Cordyceps uleana Henn. 1904
* Cordyceps ussuriensis Koval 1961

## V

* Cordyceps variegata Moureau 1949
* Cordyceps velutipes Massee 1895
* Cordyceps venezuelensis Mains 1947
* Cordyceps vinosa Moureau 1961
* Cordyceps vorobjovii Koval & M.M. Nazarova 1970

## W

* Cordyceps wallaysii Westend. 1859
* Cordyceps washingtonensis Mains 1947

## Y

* Cordyceps yahagiana Kobayasi & Shimizu 1980
* Cordyceps yaoluopingensis Y. Yang, Y.P. Xiao & X. Luo 2022
* Cordyceps yinjiangensis Y.P. Li, W.H. Chen, Y.F. Han & Z.Q. Liang 2020