Laboulbenia
| Laboulbenia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Laboulbeniomycetes |
| Order: | Laboulbeniales |
| Family: | Laboulbeniaceae |
| Genus: | Laboulbenia Mont. & C.P.Robin (1853) |
| Type species | |
| Laboulbenia rougetii Mont. & C.P.Robin (1853) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ceraiomyces Thaxt. (1901) | |
Laboulbenia is a genus of fungi in the family Laboulbeniaceae.[2] Being ectoparasitic on a diverse assemblage of arthropods, the majority in insects, specially beetles and flies,[3] and a few arachnids (mites) and millipedes, members of this genus show a rather high level of host specificity. They cause little, if any, damage to their hosts. The genus contains around 600 species.[4]
References
- ↑ "Laboulbenia Mont. & C.P. Robin 1853". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58.
- ↑ Rossi, W. & Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. 2011. A new species of Laboulbenia (Ascomycota) parasitic on an African fly (Diptera: Curtonotidae), with a brief review of Diptera-associated species of the genus. African Invertebrates 52 (1): 211-216.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 356. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.