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Entomophthora
Entomophthora is a fungal genus in the family Entomophthoraceae. Species in this genus are parasitic on flies and other two-winged insects. The genus was circumscribed by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn in 1856.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Fly Death Fungi
complexEntomophthora muscae
Entomophthora erupta
speciesEntomophthora erupta
Entomophthora nebriae
speciesEntomophthora nebriae
Entomophthora culicis
speciesEntomophthora culicis
Entomophthora sphaerosperma
speciesEntomophthora sphaerosperma
Entomophthora calliphorae
speciesEntomophthora calliphorae
Entomophthora brevinucleata
speciesEntomophthora brevinucleata
Entomophthora weberi
speciesEntomophthora weberi
Entomophthora aphidis
speciesEntomophthora aphidis
Entomophthora destruens
speciesEntomophthora destruens
Entomophthora aphrophorae
speciesEntomophthora aphrophorae
Entomophthora sp. 'muscae-CA01'
speciesEntomophthora sp. 'muscae-CA01'
Entomophthora planchoniana
speciesEntomophthora planchoniana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55117.