Overview
The Laboulbeniales are an order of fungi within the class Laboulbeniomycetes. They are quite well known among researchers, and thus have received a colloquial name, laboulbs.
These include the obligate insect parasites, with cellular thalli, predisposing these fungi to certain death without an insect host.
Laboulbeniales does not have any hyphae, instead parasitising its host through a black foot cell, which penetrates the insect tissue, allowing the fungus to access nutrients within its body.
These fungi can be some of the most host-specific parasites, even going so far as to often have a preference for sides on an insect.
These include the obligate insect parasites, with cellular thalli, predisposing these fungi to certain death without an insect host.
Laboulbeniales does not have any hyphae, instead parasitising its host through a black foot cell, which penetrates the insect tissue, allowing the fungus to access nutrients within its body.
These fungi can be some of the most host-specific parasites, even going so far as to often have a preference for sides on an insect.
References
- C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
Taxonomy
The Order Laboulbeniales is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (3): Ceratomycetaceae · Euceratomycetaceae · Laboulbeniaceae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,327 species and subspecies in the Order Laboulbeniales.
Families
Ceratomycetaceae
The Ceratomycetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Laboulbeniales. Taxa have a widespread distribution, and are or parasitic on insect cuticles. [more]
Euceratomycetaceae
Euceratomycetaceae is a family of fungi in the order Laboulbeniales. These fungi, found mostly in temperate zones, tend to be parasitic or on insect exoskeletons. [more]
Laboulbeniaceae
The Laboulbeniaceae are a family of fungi in the order Laboulbeniales. Taxa have a widespread distribution, and are parasitic to various orders of insects. [more]
At least 1,207 species and subspecies belong to the Family Laboulbeniaceae.
More info about the Family Laboulbeniaceae may be found here.
References
- C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
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