Herpomyces

<i>Herpomyces</i>

Herpomyces

Genus of fungi


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]

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References

  1. 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 (2): 132–135. doi:10.1016/j.jip.2004.01.005. PMID 15050844.
  2. 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. PMID 30625361. S2CID 58645110.
  3. 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. 112 (6): 1184–1191. doi:10.1080/00275514.2020.1726134. ISSN 0027-5514. PMID 32297827. S2CID 215795704.

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