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Entomophthora muscae

Synonyms: Empusa muscae (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Entomophthora muscae is a species of pathogenic fungus in the order Entomophthorales which causes a fatal disease in flies. It can cause epizootic outbreaks of disease in houseflies and has been investigated as a potential biological control agent.
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Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Mesembrina meridiana (Mid-day Fly)[1]
Scathophaga stercoraria (Common Yellow Dung Fly)[1]

Providers

Parasite of 
Scathophaga stercoraria (Common Yellow Dung Fly)[1]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Ecology of Commanster
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0