''Herpomyces'' is a fungal genus in the order
Herpomycetales
The Herpomycetales is an order of fungi within the class Laboulbeniomycetes. The order includes a single dioecious genus, '' Herpomyces'', with 27 accepted species of obligate ectoparasites that are associated exclusively with cockroaches. Li ...
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Laboulbeniomycetes
The Laboulbeniomycetes are a unique group of fungi that are obligatorily associated with arthropods, either as external parasites ( Herpomycetales and Laboulbeniales) or for dispersal ( Pyxidiophorales).
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), with species that are exclusively
ectoparasites of members of the
Blattodea
Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. Formerly, termites were considered a separate order, Isoptera, but genetic and molecular evidence suggests they evolved from within the cockroach lineage, cladistically ...
order (cockroaches). As of 2020, 27 species of ''Herpomyces'' are formally described. Members of ''Herpomyces'' have been reported from all continents except Antarctica.
See also
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Laboulbeniomycetes
The Laboulbeniomycetes are a unique group of fungi that are obligatorily associated with arthropods, either as external parasites ( Herpomycetales and Laboulbeniales) or for dispersal ( Pyxidiophorales).
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References
External links
*A. Glenn Richards, Myrtle N. Smith
Infection of Cockroaches with Herpomyces (Laboulbeniales) II. Histology and Histopathology . Ann Entomol Soc Am 2014; 49 (1): 85–93. doi: 10.1093/aesa/49.1.85
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Laboulbeniales