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Diheterospora zeaspora

Diheterospora zeaspora is a rare species of fungus. It parasitizes animals known as rotifers.

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Diheterospora zeaspora
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Metacordyceps
Species:
M. zeaspora
Binomial name
Metacordyceps zeaspora
G. L. Barron
Synonyms

Rotiferophthora zeaspora1

Diheterospora zeaspora (also known as Rotiferophthora zeaspora) is a rare species of fungus.2 It parasitizes animals known as rotifers.2

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References

  1. "Names Record". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. Barron, G. L. (March 1991). "A new genus, Rotiferophthora, to accommodate the Diheterospora-like endoparasites of rotifers". Canadian Journal of Botany. 69 (3): 494–502. doi:10.1139/b91-067.
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