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Entomophthorales

Entomophthorales \Entomophthorales\ n. an order of fungi coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae.

Syn: order Entomophthorales. [WordNet 1.5] ||

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Entomophthorales

The Entomophthorales are an order of fungi that were previously classified in the class Zygomycetes. A new subphylum, Entomophthoromycotina, has recently been described for them.

Most species of the Entomophthorales are pathogens of insects. A few attack nematodes, mites, and tardigrades, and some (particularly species of the genus Conidiobolus) are free-living saprotrophs.

The name Entomophthorales is derived from the Greek for insect destroyer (Gk: entomo=insect, phthor=destroyer)