Herpomyces
Herpomyces is a genus of ascomycetes fungus that exclusively ectoparasitizes members of the Blattodea order (cockroaches).[1] As of 2016, 25 species of Herpomyces had been identified as ectoparasites on cockroaches.[2]
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| Genus: | Herpomyces Thaxt. (1903) |
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| Herpomyces periplanetae Thaxt. (1903) | |
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H. arietinus | |
See also
References
- Gemeno, Cesar (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.
- 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
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