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Entomophthoromycota
Division of fungi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Entomophthoromycota is a division of kingdom fungi. In 2007, it was placed at the taxonomic rank of subphylum in the most recent revision of the entire fungus kingdom.[1] In 2012, it was raised to the rank of phylum as "Entomophthoromycota" in a scientific paper by Richard A. Humber 2012.[2] Divided into three classes and six families (Ancylistaceae, Basidiobolaceae, Completoriaceae, Entomophthoraceae, Meristacraceae, and Neozygitaceae), it contains over 250 species that are mostly arthropod pathogens or soil- and litter-borne saprobes.[3]
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Entomophthoromycota | |
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Conidiobolus firmipilleus on surface of agar petri dish | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Subkingdom: | Zoopagomyceta |
Division: | Entomophthoromycota Humber (2013) |
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