''Echinochlamydosporium'' is a fungal

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 ...

in the

Mortierellaceae The Mortierellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mortierellales. The family contains six genera and 93 species. Taxonomic history Many genera have been included in this family.Alexopoulos C. J., C. W. Mims, & M. Blackwell. 1996. Introduct ...

family of the

Zygomycota Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomycota. Approximately 1060 species are known. They are mostly terrestrial in habitat, living ...

. The genus is

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

, containing the single species ''Echinochlamydosporium variabile'', found in China. The fungus grows on juvenile individuals of the

soybean cyst nematode The soybean cyst nematode (SCN), ''Heterodera glycines'', is the most devastating pest to soybean crop yields in the U.S., targeting the roots of soybean and other legume plants. When infection is severe SCNs cause stunting, yellowing, impaired c ...

(''Heterodera glycines'').

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* Fungi of Asia Monotypic fungi genera Zygomycota {{Zygomycota-stub