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Single-species genus of fungi

Completoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Entomophthoromycota
Class: Entomophthoromycetes
Order: Entomophthorales
Family: Completoriaceae
Humber (1989)
Genus: Completoria
Lohde (1874)
Species: C. complens
Binomial name
Completoria complens
Lohde (1874)

Completoria is a fungal genus in the monotypic family Completoriaceae, of the order Entomophthorales. Completoria is itself monotypic, containing a single species, Completoria complens. The species is rare, known only from greenhouse cultures where it grows as an obligate intracellular parasite of fern gametophytes.

References

  1. ^ Humber RA. "Synopsis of a revised classification for the Entomophthorales (Zygomycotina)". Mycotaxon. 34 (2): 441–60 (see p. 453).
Taxon identifiers
Completoria
Completoria complens
Completoriaceae


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