Erynia radicans (Bref.) Humber, Ben Ze’ev & R.G. Kenneth
(an entomophagous fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErynia radicans (an entomophagous fungus)
GenusErynia (a genus of entomophagous fungi)
FamilyENTOMOPHTHORACEAE (a family of entomophagous fungi)
OrderENTOMOPHTHORALES (an order of entomophagous fungi)
ClassZYGOMYCETES (pin moulds)
PhylumZYGOMYCOTA (pin moulds)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Erynia radicans (an entomophagous fungus) :
1: Erynia radicans (an entomophagous fungus)
27 Aug 2007 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on tiny Empid on Dog’s Mercury leaf
Image 1: Infected empid - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Infected empid - front -three-quarter view - magnifiedImage 3: Infected empid - lateral view - magnifiedImage 4: Infected empid - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 5: Infected empid - lateral view - magnified (3)Image 6: Infected empid - posterior view - magnifiedImage 7: Mycelia and sporangia - highly magnifiedImage 8: Mycelial strands - magnifiedImage 9: Mycelial strands - magnified (2)Image 10: Mycelial strands - magnified (3)Image 11: Mycelial strands - magnified (4)Image 12: Mycelial strands - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Mycelia - highly magnifiedImage 14: Sporangia and mycelial strands - magnifiedImage 15: Sporangia with 2ary sporangia branching off - magnifiedImage 16: Sporangia with 2ary sporangia branching off - magnified (2)Image 17: Sporangia with 2ary sporangia branching off - highly magnifiedImage 18: Sporangia with 2ary sporangia branching off - highly magnified (2)Image 19: Sporangia with 2ary sporangia branching off - highly magnified (3)Image 20: Sporangia with 2ary sporangia branching off - highly magnified (4)Image 21: Sporangia with 2ary sporangia branching off - highly magnified (5)

Erynia radicans (an entomophagous fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Erynia radicans (an entomophagous fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Erynia radicans (an entomophagous fungus)
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