Neozygitaceae is a
family
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of
fungi
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in the order
Entomophthorales
The Entomophthorales are an order of fungi that were previously classified in the class Zygomycetes. A new subdivision, Entomophthoromycotina, in 2007, was circumscribed for them.
Most species of the entomophthorales are pathogens of insects ...
.
The family was
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in 1987. Originally created to contain the genera ''
Neozygites'' and ''
Thaxterosporium'', the family was distinguished from other similar Entomophthorales families by differences in its nuclear structure, and behaviour during mitosis.
The genus ''
Apterivorax'' was erected and added to the family in 2005.
Genus ''Thaxterosporium'' has since been
synonymised with ''Neozygites''.
References
Entomophthorales
Ascomycota families
Taxa described in 1987
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