Herpomyces
| Herpomyces | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Laboulbeniomycetes |
| Order: | Laboulbeniales |
| Family: | Herpomycetaceae |
| Genus: |
Herpomyces Thaxt. (1903) |
| Type species | |
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Herpomyces periplanetae Thaxt. (1903) |
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| Species | |
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H. arietinus |
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H. arietinus
H. chaetophilus
H. ectobiae
H. nyctoborae
H. periplanetae
H. stylopygae
Herpomyces is a genus of ascomycetes fungus that exclusively ectoparasitizes members of the Blattodea order (cockroaches). As of 2016, 25 species of Herpomyces had been identified as ectoparasites on cockroaches.
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