Massospora

Massospora is a genus of fungi within the order Entomophthorales of the Zygomycota.[2][3] It includes more than a dozen obligate, sexually transmissible pathogenic species that infect adult gregarious cicadas (Hemiptera) worldwide. At least two species are known to produce psychoactive compounds during infection.[4][5]

Massospora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Zygomycota
Class:
Zygomycetes
Order:
Entomophthorales
Family:
Entomophthoraceae
Genus:
Massospora

Peck, 1879[1]
Type species
Massospora cicadina
Peck (1879)

Species

Massospora carinetae
Massospora cicadettae
Massospora cicadina
Massospora diceroproctae
Massospora diminuta
Massospora dorisianae
Massospora fidicinae
Massospora levispora
Massospora ocypetes
Massospora pahariae
Massospora platypediae
Massospora spinosa
Massospora tettigatis
Massospora tipulae


References
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  2. "Massospora Peck". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  3. "Taxonomy browser (Massospora)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  4. Macias, Angie M. (May 2020). "Evolutionary relationships among Massospora spp. (Entomophthorales), obligate pathogens of cicadas". Mycologia. 112 (6): 1060–1074. doi:10.1080/00275514.2020.1742033. PMID 32412847. S2CID 218659452.
  5. Cooley, John R.; Marshall, David C.; Hill, Kathy B. R. (2018-01-23). "A specialized fungal parasite (Massospora cicadina) hijacks the sexual signals of periodical cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada)". Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-19813-0. PMC 5780379. PMID 29362478. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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