Cordyceps are an example of lichens. Th lichens are a multipart life form that is a symbiotic company of two distinct organisms which is a fungus and an alga. The main significant other is the fungus which contributes the lichen the mainstream of its features from its thallus figure to its fruiting builds. The alga can be also a green alga or a blue-green alga otherwise recognized as cyanobacteria and many lichens will have together kinds of algae.