Entomophthora sp. (genus)
Puppeteer Fungus at Tuggeranong DC, ACT
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| Entomophthora sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jul 2020 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 27 Jun 2020 |
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User's notes
Would this be a fungus on this fly? It was holding its wings and a few legs out straight. One the same tree as the flies in sighting 4263323
2 comments
27 Jun 2020
Yes, well spotted. It is one of what is known as entomopathogenic fungi many of which occur in the orders Entomophthorales and Hypocreales. I suspect this a species of Entomophthora but I'm not familiar enough with these groups to be sure what you have found without examination under a compound microscope.
27 Jun 2020
Thanks Ken, I wondered if it was Entomopthora from what I could find on the web
Location information
- Coordinates 149.032390-35.379043
- Altitude 657.7m
- Maps McQuoids Hill
- Places Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jun 2020 03:00 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
Collections
- HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Entomophthora sp. (genus) Not moulds Other fungi Fungi
Species information
- Entomophthora sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Puppeteer Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 723m Recorded at altitude
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