Coelomomyces

Coelomomyces
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Blastocladiomycota
Class:	Blastocladiomycetes
Order:	Blastocladiales
Family:	Coelomomycetaceae
Genus:	Coelomomyces; Keilin, 1921
Species
	Many, including: Coelomomyces elegans; Coelomomyces opifexi; Coelomomyces psorophorae; Coelomomyces punctatus; Coelomomyces stegomyiae Keilin 1921 (type);
Synonyms
	Zografia Bogayavlensky 1922;

Coelomomyces is the only genus of fungi in the family Coelomomycetaceae. Species in the genus can be used as agents for the biological control of mosquitoes.^[3]

Characteristics

Coelomomyces are obligate parasites of mosquitoes and chironomids, meaning that they require their hosts to complete their lifecycle. One species, Coelomomyces psorophorae, is even heteroecious; it requires two completely different hosts as part of its life cycle over the generations, larvae of both the mosquito Culiseta inornata as well as the copepod Cyclops venalis. Due to their lethal nature and host specificity, they have been used by humans for biological control of mosquitoes and other insects.^[4]

The mycelium of Coelomomyces spreads among infected mosquito larva. As the larvae disintegrate, the sporangia break free and are released to spread the fungus, sometimes among copepods who will die after nurturing the fungus for a time. The exact path differs from species to species and case to case; sometimes the + and - gametes are present in the same host and can grow there, although they can also fuse outside the host and form a motile zygote that must find susceptible mosquito larvae to complete its life cycle.

Species

Coelomomyces contains the following species:^[5]

Coelomomyces stegomyiae Keilin 1921 (type)
Coelomomyces africanus A.J. Walker 1985 *Coelomomyces angolensis H. Ribeiro 1992
Coelomomyces anophelesicus A.V.V. Iyengar 1962
Coelomomyces arcellaneus Couch & Lum 1985
Coelomomyces arsenjevii Koval & E.S. Kuprian. 1981
Coelomomyces ascariformis Van Thiel 1962
Coelomomyces azerbaijanicus E.S. Kuprian. & Koval 1986
Coelomomyces beirnei Weiser & McCauley 1972
Coelomomyces bisymmetricus Couch & H.R. Dodge ex Couch 1962i hjにゅ7
Coelomomyces borealis　Couch & Service　1985
Coelomomyces cairnsensis Laird 1962
Coelomomyces canadensis (Weiser & McCauley) Nolan 1978
Coelomomyces carolinianus Couch, Umphlett & H.A. Bond 1985
Coelomomyces celatus Couch & Hembree 1985
Coelomomyces chironomi Rasín 1929
Coelomomyces ciferrii Leão 1965
Coelomomyces couchii Nolan & B.Taylor 1979
Coelomomyces cribrosus Couch & H.R. Dodge ex Couch 1962
Coelomomyces dentialatus Couch & Rajap. 1985
Coelomomyces dodgei Couch 1962
Coelomomyces dubitskii Couch & Bland 1985
Coelomomyces elegans Couch & Rajap. 1985
Coelomomyces fasciatus Couch & A.V.V. Iyengar 1985
Coelomomyces finlayae Laird 1962
Coelomomyces grassei Rioux & Pech 1962
Coelomomyces iliensis Dubitskii, Dzerzh. & Daneb. 1973
Coelomomyces indicus A.V.V. Iyengar 1962
Coelomomyces iyengarii Couch 1985
Coelomomyces keilinii Couch & H.R. Dodge ex Couch 1962
Coelomomyces lacunosus Couch & O.E. Sousa 1985
Coelomomyces lairdii Maffi & Nolan 1977
Coelomomyces lativittatus Couch & H.R. Dodge ex Couch 1962
Coelomomyces macleayae Laird 1962
Coelomomyces madagascaricus Couch & Grjebine 1985
Coelomomyces milkoi Dudka & Koval 1973
Coelomomyces musprattii Couch 1985
Coelomomyces neotropicus Lichtw. & L.D. Gómez 1993
Coelomomyces notonectae (Bogoyavl.) Keilin 1927
Coelomomyces omorii Laird, Nolan & Mogi 1975
Coelomomyces opifexi Pillai & J.M.B. Sm. 1968
Coelomomyces orbicularis Couch & Muspratt 1985
Coelomomyces orbiculostriatus Couch & Pras. 1985
Coelomomyces pentangulatus Couch 1962
Coelomomyces ponticulus Nolan & Mogi 1980
Coelomomyces psorophorae Couch 1962
Coelomomyces punctatus Couch & H.R. Dodge ex Couch 1962
Coelomomyces quadrangulatus Couch 1962
Coelomomyces raffaelei Coluzzi & Rioux 1962
Coelomomyces reticulatus Couch & A.J. Walker 1985
Coelomomyces rugosus Couch & Service 1985
Coelomomyces sculptosporus Couch & H.R. Dodge ex Couch 1962
Coelomomyces seriostriatus Couch & J.B. Davies 1985
Coelomomyces solomonis Laird 1962
Coelomomyces stegomyiae Keilin 1921 type specie
Coelomomyces sulcatus Couch & A.V.V. Iyengar 1985
Coelomomyces tasmaniensis Laird 1962
Coelomomyces thailandensis Couch, D. Gould & Hembree 1985
Coelomomyces triangulatus Couch & W.W. Martin 1985
Coelomomyces tuberculatus Bland & Rodhain 1985
Coelomomyces tuzetiae Manier, Rioux, F. Coste & Maurand 1970
Coelomomyces uranotaeniae Couch 1945
Coelomomyces utahensis Romney, Couch & L.T. Nielsen 1985
Coelomomyces walkeri Van Thiel 1962

References

^ Keilin, Parasitology 13: 226 (1921)
^ "Part 1- Virae, Prokarya, Protists, Fungi". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
^ The Genus Coelomomyces. John Couch , ISBN 978-0-12-192650-2
^ Sumbali, Geeta (2005). The Fungi. Alpha Science. p. 54. ISBN 1-84265-153-6.
^ "Coelomomyces - Mycobank". Retrieved 2016-09-01./

External links

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"Coelomomyces" at the Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Keilin, Parasitology 13: 226 (1921)

[2] "Part 1- Virae, Prokarya, Protists, Fungi". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

[3] The Genus Coelomomyces. John Couch , ISBN 978-0-12-192650-2

[sumbali-4] Sumbali, Geeta (2005). The Fungi. Alpha Science. p. 54. ISBN 1-84265-153-6.

[5] "Coelomomyces - Mycobank". Retrieved 2016-09-01./

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