Entomophthoromycota is a division of kingdom

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. In 2007, it was placed at the

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of subphylum in the most recent revision of the entire fungus kingdom. In 2012, it was raised to the rank of

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as "Entomophthoromycota" in a scientific paper by Richard A. Humber 2012. Divided into three classes and six families ( Ancylistaceae,

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, Completoriaceae,

Entomophthoraceae Entomophthoraceae is a family of fungi in the order Entomophthorales. This has been supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis (Gryganskyi et al. 2012).Gryganskyi AP, Humber RA, Smith ME et al (2012) Molecular phylogeny of the Entomophthoromyco ...

, Meristacraceae, and Neozygitaceae), it contains over 250 species that are mostly

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pathogens or soil- and litter-borne saprobes.

Taxonomy

Circumscribed by mycologist Richard Humber in 2012, it contains species formerly

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in the division Zygomycota. Humber's reorganization divides the division into three classes while retaining the previously defined

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structure: Division Entomophthoromycota Humber 2012 ntomophthoromycotina Humber 2007:Class Basidiobolomycetes Humber 2012 olomycetes Cavalier-Smith 1998; Bolomycetidae Cavalier-Smith 2012; Basidiobolomycota Doweld 2001::Order Basidiobolales Jacz. & P.A. Jacz. 1931 ex. Caval.-Sm. :::Family

Engler & Gilg 1924 :::::'' Schizangiella'' Dwyer et al. 2006 :::::''

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Nowakowski 1877 mpusaceaae::::Subfamily Erynioideae Keller 2005 assosporoideae Keller 2005:::::'' Erynia'' (Nowakowski ex Batko 1966) Remaud. & Hennebert 1980.emend. Humber 1989 'Zoophthora'' (''Erynia'') Nowakowski ex Batko 1966:::::'' Eryniopsis'' Humber 1984 (in part) :::::'' Furia'' (Batko 1966) Humber 2005 'Zoophthora'' (''Furia'') Batko 1966; ''Erynia'' (''Furia'') (Batko 1966) Li & Humber 1984:::::'' Orthomyces'' Steinkraus, Humber & Oliver 1988 :::::''

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'' Batko 1964 emend. Humber 1989 :::::''

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 physician Johann Baptist Georg Wolfgang Fresenius (1808-1866) ...

'' Fresenius 1856 'Empusa'' (''Triplosporium'') Thaxter 1888; ''Triplosporium'' (Thaxter 1888) Batko 1964] :::::'' Eryniopsis'' Humber 1984 (in part) :::::''Massospora'' Peck 1879 emend. Soper 1974 :::Family Meristacraceae Humber 1989 ::::'' Meristacrum'' Drechsler 1940 emend. Tucker & Humber 1981 ::::'' Tabanomyces'' Couch et al. Genera that have an uncertain status or have been excluded from the Entomophthoromycota include '' Ballocephala'', '' Tarichium'', and '' Zygnemomyces''.
Synonyms from "Part 1- Virae, Prokarya, Protists, Fungi".

Description

Species in the Entomophthoromycota generally share several characteristics. Their vegetative cells are coenocytic; sporulation occurs by production of forcibly discharged dispersive or infective conidia; and their zygospores (which also function as resting spores) are homothallic.

References

Fungus phyla Fungi by classification Zygomycota {{entomophthorales-stub