Definition of Family entomophthoraceae

1. Noun. Mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects.

Exact synonyms: Entomophthoraceae
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Entomophthorales, Order Entomophthorales
Member holonyms: Entomophthora, Genus Entomophthora

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Entomophthoraceae

family Elaeagnaceae
family Elaeocarpaceae
family Elapidae
family Elateridae
family Electrophoridae
family Eleotridae
family Elephantidae
family Elopidae
family Embiotocidae
family Empetraceae
family Emydidae
family Endamoebidae
family Engraulidae
family Enterobacteriaceae
family Entolomataceae
family Entomophthoraceae
family Epacridaceae
family Ephedraceae
family Ephemeridae
family Ephippidae
family Equidae
family Equisetaceae
family Erethizontidae
family Ericaceae
family Erinaceidae
family Eriocaulaceae
family Erysiphaceae
family Erythroxylaceae
family Eschrichtiidae
family Esocidae

Literary usage of Family entomophthoraceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1903)
"Family, Entomophthoraceae. This fungus grows on the common house fly (Musca domestica). In the autumn dead or dying flies attacked by this fungus may be ..."

2. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"The chief fungous parasites of insects belong to the large family Entomophthoraceae, represented by the common ..."

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