Engyodontium aranearum

Engyodontium aranearum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Cordycipitaceae
Genus: Engyodontium
Species:
E. aranearum
Binomial name
Engyodontium aranearum
(Cavara) W. Gams, de Hoog, Samson & H. C. Evans (1984)

Engyodontium aranearum is a species of ascomycete fungus in the family Cordycipitaceae.[1] It parasitizes the long bodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides).[2] It causes 100% mortality in infected spiders.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Taxonomy browser (Engyodontium aranearum)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Engyodontium aranearum (Cavara) W. Gams, de Hoog, Samson & H. C. Evans 1984 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  3. ^ Jent, Derrick; Fuller, Claire A. (November 2014). "A fungal pathogen of the cellar spider, Pholcus phalangioides". Conference: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2023.


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