Engyodontium aranearum
Appearance
Engyodontium aranearum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Cordycipitaceae |
Genus: | Engyodontium |
Species: | E. aranearum
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Binomial name | |
Engyodontium aranearum (Cavara) W. Gams, de Hoog, Samson & H. C. Evans (1984)
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Engyodontium aranearum is a species of ascomycete fungus in the family Cordycipitaceae.[1] It parasitizes the long bodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides).[2] It causes 100% mortality in infected spiders.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Engyodontium aranearum)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Engyodontium aranearum (Cavara) W. Gams, de Hoog, Samson & H. C. Evans 1984 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Jent, Derrick; Fuller, Claire A. (November 2014). "A fungal pathogen of the cellar spider, Pholcus phalangioides". Conference: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2023.