Conidiobolus

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Conidiobolus
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Conidiobolus firmipilleus on surface of agar petri dish
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Entomophthoromycota
Class: Entomophthoromycetes
Order: Entomophthorales
Family: Ancylistaceae
Genus: Conidiobolus
Bref. 1884 em. Humber 1989
Type species
Conidiobolus utriculosus
Synonyms
  • Conidiobolus (Conidiobolus) Brefeld 1884
  • Conidiobolus (Capillidium) Ben-Ze’ev & Kenneth 1982
  • Capillidium (Ben-Ze’ev & Kenneth 1982) Huang & Nie 2020
  • Boudierella Costantin 1897
  • Delacroixia Saccardo & Sydow 1899
  • Conidiobolus (Delacroixia) (Saccardo & Sydow 1899) Tyrrell & MacLeod 1972

Conidiobolus is a genus of fungi in order Entomophthorales. [3] Some species were defined in Conidiobolus but then moved into other genera such as Capillidium and Batkoa. [4] [2]

This genus can cause a human infection known as conidiobolomycosis.

Species

There are 54 species of Conidiobolus. [5]

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References

  1. "Conidiobolus". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. 1 2 "Conidiobolus". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. "Mycology Online -- Conidiobolus". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  4. 1 2 3 Nie, Yong; Yu, De-Shui; Wang, Cheng-Fang; Liu, Xiao-Yong; Huang, Bo (2020). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Conidiobolus (Ancylistaceae, Entomophthorales): Four clades including three new genera". MycoKeys. 66: 55–81. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.66.46575. PMC   7136305 . PMID   32273794.
  5. "Conidiobolus". Mycobank. Retrieved 15 November 2018.