Entomophthoraceae

Entomophthoraceae
A female Melanostoma scalare hoverfly infected with the fungus Entomophthora muscae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Entomophthoromycota
Class: Entomophthoromycetes
Order: Entomophthorales
Family: Entomophthoraceae
A.B.Frank (1874)[1]
Type genus
Entomophthora
Fresen. (1856)
Subfamilies
  • Erynioideae
  • Entomophthoroideae

Entomophthoraceae is a family of fungi in the order Entomophthorales.[2][3] This has been supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis (Gryganskyi et al. 2012).[4] Most species in the family are obligately entomopathogenic. There are two subfamilies, Erynioideae and Entomophthoroideae, which were proposed in 2005.[5]

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