Laboulbeniomycetes

class of fungi

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Laboulbeniomycetes is a class of fungi that includes the order Laboulbeniales. These are minute, highly specialized fungi, with over 1,800 known species. They live as parasites on arachnids and insects, feeding on their chitinous exoskeletons. Some species are so specialized that they attack only specific areas on a particular sex of their host. Asexual reproduction does not occur in these fungi. They are part of the phylum Ascomycota.12

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Class Laboulbeniomycetes Primarily parasitic on insects; contains 2 orders. Order Laboulbeniales Parasitic on insects, including the true flies (order Diptera); ascospore attaches to and penetrates insect exoskeleton to absorb nutrients; spinelike ascoma; example genera include
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Class Laboulbeniomycetes Primarily parasitic on insects; contains 2 orders. Order Laboulbeniales Parasitic on insects, including the true flies (order Diptera); ascospore attaches to and penetrates insect exoskeleton to absorb nutrients; spinelike ascoma; example genera include
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