Herpomyces
| Herpomyces | |
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| Female thallus of Herpomyces chaetophilus, removed from a Periplaneta americana cockroach | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi
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| Genus: | Herpomyces Thaxt. 1903
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| Herpomyces periplanetae Thaxt. 1903
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Thaxt. 1931 | |
Herpomyces is a fungal genus in the order Herpomycetales (Laboulbeniomycetes), with species that are exclusively ectoparasites of members of the Blattodea order (cockroaches).[1][2] As of 2020, 27 species of Herpomyces are formally described.[3] Members of Herpomyces have been reported from all continents except Antarctica.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Gemeno, Cesar; Zurek, Ludek; Schal, Coby (2004). "Control of Herpomyces spp. (Ascomycetes: Laboulbeniales) infection in the wood cockroach, Parcoblatta lata (Dictyoptera: Blattodea: Blattellidae), with benomyl" (PDF). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 85: 132–135. doi:10.1016/j.jip.2004.01.005.
- ^ Haelewaters, Danny; Pfliegler, Walter P.; Gorczak, Michał; Pfister, Donald H. (2019). "Birth of an order: Comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study excludes Herpomyces (Fungi, Laboulbeniomycetes) from Laboulbeniales". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 133: 286–301. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.01.007. hdl:2437/262843.
- ^ Gutierrez, Alejandra C.; Ordoqui, Eliana; Leclerque, Andreas; López Lastra, Claudia (2020). "A new species of Herpomyces (Laboulbeniomycetes: Herpomycetales) on Periplaneta fuliginosa (Blattodea: Blattidae) from Argentina". Mycologia: 1–8. doi:10.1080/00275514.2020.1726134. ISSN 0027-5514.
- ^ Wang, Tristan W. "Farlow Herbarium Cockroach Hosts New Record of Laboulbeniales for North America" (PDF). Rhodora. 118 (973): 26–31. doi:10.3119/15-20.
External links[]
- A. Glenn Richards, Myrtle N. Smith; Infection of Cockroaches with Herpomyces (Laboulbeniales) II. Histology and Histopathology, . Ann Entomol Soc Am 2014; 49 (1): 85–93. doi: 10.1093/aesa/49.1.85
Categories:
- Laboulbeniales