Zoophthora

Zoophthora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Entomophthoromycota
Class:
Entomophthoromycetes
Order:
Entomophthorales
Family:
Entomophthoraceae
Genus:
Zoophthora

A.Batko 1964[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Zoophthora (Zoophthora) Batko 1964
  • Erynia (Zoophthora) (Batko 1964) Ben-Ze'ev & Kenneth 1982

Zoophthora is a genus of fungi in the family Entomophthoraceae.[3] Like other taxa in this family, Zoophthora species cause disease in insects and as such are considered entomopathogenic fungi.[4][5]

Like most entomopathogenic fungal taxa, Zoophthora has been studied largely in the context of biological control of insect pest species.[6][7] However, recent research indicates that many fungal taxa that have historically been considered entomopathogenic (e.g., Zoophthora) may serve diverse ecological roles as free-living members of the rhizosphere, as endophytes of plant tissue, and as saprobes.[6]

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  2. ^ "Zoophthora". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. ^ "Zoophthora radicans". Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  4. ^ Allaby, M.A. (2003). "entomopathogenic" in Oxford Dictionary of Ecology. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 133.
  5. ^ Webster, J. and R. Weber (2009). Introduction to fungi. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  6. ^ a b Vega, F.E.; Goettel, M.S.; Blackwell, M.; Chandler, D.; Jackson, M.A.; Keller, S.; Koike, M.; Maniania, N.K.; Monzo´n, A.; Ownley, B.H.; Pell, J.K.; Rangel, D.E.N.; Roy, H.E. (2009). "Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology". Fungal Ecology. 2 (4): 149–159. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2009.05.001.
  7. ^ Shah, P.A.; J.K. Pell (2003). "Entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 61 (5–6): 413–423. doi:10.1007/s00253-003-1240-8.