Entomophthoraceae

Entomophthoraceae
noun
mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Entomophthorales, ↑order Entomophthorales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Entomophthora, ↑genus Entomophthora

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Entomophthora, type genus + -aceae
: a family of mostly parasitic lower fungi (order Entomophthorales) that typically develop in the bodies of insects, have a reduced mycelium which tends to break up into hyphal bodies, reproduce asexually by usually multinucleate conidia and in a few instances sexually with the formation of zygospores, and commonly also produce thick-walled chlamydospores under unfavorable conditions — see entomophthora

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  • family Entomophthoraceae — noun mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects • Syn: ↑Entomophthoraceae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus family • Member Holonyms: ↑Entomophthorales, ↑order Entomophthorales …   Useful english dictionary

  • Энтомофторовые (семейство) — Энтомофторовые Entomophthora muscae …   Википедия

  • Entomophthora — noun type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects • Syn: ↑genus Entomophthora • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Entomophthoraceae, ↑family Entomophthoraceae * * * ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmäfthərə …   Useful english dictionary

  • Entomophthorales — noun coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae • Syn: ↑order Entomophthorales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygomycetes, ↑class Zygomycetes • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Entomophthora — noun type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects • Syn: ↑Entomophthora • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Entomophthoraceae, ↑family Entomophthoraceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Entomophthorales — noun coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae • Syn: ↑Entomophthorales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygomycetes, ↑class Zygomycetes • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Entomophthorales — Fliegentöterpilzartige Grüne Pfirsichblattlaus (Myzus persicae), infiziert mit Pandora neoaphidis Systematik …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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