''Arthrobotrys'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of mitosporic

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the family

Orbiliaceae The Orbiliaceae are a family of saprobic sac fungi in the order Orbiliales. The family, first described by John Axel Nannfeldt in 1932, contains 288 species in 12 genera. Members of this family have a widespread distribution, but are more preval ...

. There are 71 species. They are predatory fungi that capture and feed on nematode worms. Rings that form on the hyphae constrict and entrap the worms, then hyphae grow into the worm and digest it.

Species

*'' Arthrobotrys aggregata'' Mekht. 1979 *'' Arthrobotrys alaskana'' Matsush.) Oorschot 1985 *'' Arthrobotrys amerospora'' S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977 *'' Arthrobotrys anomala'' G.L. Barron & J.G.N. Davidson 1972 *'' Arthrobotrys apscheronica'' Mekht. 1973 *'' Arthrobotrys arthrobotryoides'' (Berl.) Lindau 1906 *'' Arthrobotrys azerbaijanica'' (Mekht.) Oorschot 1985 *'' Arthrobotrys bakunika'' Mekht. 1979 *'' Arthrobotrys botryospora'' G.L. Barron 1979 *'' Arthrobotrys brochopaga'' (Drechsler) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977 *'' Arthrobotrys chazarica'' Mekht. 1998 *'' Arthrobotrys chilensis'' Allesch. & Henn. 1897 *'' Arthrobotrys cladodes'' Drechsler 1937 *'' Arthrobotrys clavispora'' (R.C. Cooke) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977 *'' Arthrobotrys compacta'' Mekht. 1973 *'' Arthrobotrys conoides'' Drechsler 1937 *'' Arthrobotrys constringens'' Dowsett, J. Reid & Kalkat 1984 *'' Arthrobotrys cylindrospora'' (R.C. Cooke) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977 *'' Arthrobotrys dactyloides'' Drechsler 1937 *'' Arthrobotrys deflectens'' Bres. 1903 *'' Arthrobotrys dendroides'' Kuthub., Muid & J. Webster 1985 *'' Arthrobotrys doliiformis'' Soprunov 1958 *'' Arthrobotrys drechsleri'' Soprunov 1958 *'' Arthrobotrys elegans'' (Subram. & Chandrash.) Seifert & W.B. Kendr. 1983 *'' Arthrobotrys ellipsospora'' Tubaki & K. Yamanaka 1984 *'' Arthrobotrys entomopaga'' Drechsler 1944 *'' Arthrobotrys ferox'' Onofri & S. Tosi 1992 *'' Arthrobotrys foliicola'' Matsush. 1975 *'' Arthrobotrys fruticulosa'' Mekht. 1979 *'' Arthrobotrys globospora'' (Soprunov) Sidorova, Gorlenko & Nalepina 1964,(Soprunov) Mekht. 1964 *'' Arthrobotrys haptospora'' (Drechsler) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977 *'' Arthrobotrys hertziana'' M. Scholler & A. Rubner 1999 *'' Arthrobotrys indica'' (Chowdhry & Bahl) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999 *'' Arthrobotrys irregularis'' (Matr.) Mekht. 1971 *'' Arthrobotrys javanica'' (Rifai & R.C. Cooke) Jarow. 1970 *'' Arthrobotrys kirghizica'' Soprunov 1958 *'' Arthrobotrys longa'' Mekht. 1973 *'' Arthrobotrys longiphora'' (Xing Z. Liu & B.S. Lu) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999 *'' Arthrobotrys longiramulifera'' Matsush. 1995 *'' Arthrobotrys longispora'' Soprunov, Preuss 1853 *'' Arthrobotrys mangrovispora'' Swe, Jeewon, Pointing & K.D. Hyde 2008 *'' Arthrobotrys megaspora'' (Boedijn) Oorschot 1985 *'' Arthrobotrys microscaphoides'' (Xing Z. Liu & B.S. Lu) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999 *'' Arthrobotrys microspora'' (Soprunov) Mekht. 1971 *'' Arthrobotrys multisecundaria'' W.F. Hu & K.Q. Zhang 2006 *'' Arthrobotrys musiformis'' Drechsler 1937 *'' Arthrobotrys nematopaga'' (Mekht. & Faizieva) A. Rubner 1996 *'' Arthrobotrys nonseptata'' Z.F. Yu, S.F. Li & K.Q. Zhang 2009 *''

Arthrobotrys oligospora ''Arthrobotrys oligospora'' was discovered in Europe in 1850 by Georg Fresenius. ''A. oligospora'' is the model organism for interactions between fungi and nematodes. It is the most common nematode-capturing fungus, and most widespread nematode ...

'' Fresen. 1850 *'' Arthrobotrys oudemansii'' M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 2000 *'' Arthrobotrys oviformis'' Soprunov 1958 *'' Arthrobotrys perpasta'' (R.C. Cooke) Jarow. 1970 *'' Arthrobotrys polycephala'' (Drechsler) Rifai 1968 *'' Arthrobotrys pseudoclavata'' (Z.Q. Miao & Xing Z. Liu) J. Chen, L.L. Xu, B. Liu & Xing Z. Liu 2007 *'' Arthrobotrys pyriformis'' (Juniper) Schenk, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977 *'' Arthrobotrys recta'' Preuss 1851 *'' Arthrobotrys robusta'' Dudd. 1952 *'' Arthrobotrys rosea'' Massee 1885 *'' Arthrobotrys scaphoides'' (Peach) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977 *'' Arthrobotrys sclerohypha'' (Drechsler) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977 *'' Arthrobotrys shahriari'' (Mekht.) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999 *'' Arthrobotrys shizishanna'' (X.F. Liu & K.Q. Zhang) J. Chen, L.L. Xu, B. Liu & Xing Z. Liu 2007 *'' Arthrobotrys sinensis'' (Xing Z. Liu & K.Q. Zhang) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999 *'' Arthrobotrys soprunovii'' Mekht. 1979 *'' Arthrobotrys stilbacea'' J.A. Mey. 1958 *'' Arthrobotrys straminicola'' Pidopl. 1948 *'' Arthrobotrys superba'' Corda 1839 *'' Arthrobotrys tabrizica'' (Mekht.) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999 *'' Arthrobotrys venusta'' K.Q. Zhang 1994 *'' Arthrobotrys vermicola'' (R.C. Cooke & Satchuth.) Rifai 1968 *'' Arthrobotrys yunnanensis'' M.H. Mo & K.Q. Zhang 2005

References

* http://www.indexfungorum.org {{Taxonbar, from=Q4797647 Ascomycota genera Fungal pest control agents Pezizomycotina