Fly Death Fungi: Close Up

Class:

Fungi (Fungi) - Zygote Fungi (Zygomycota) - Insect Pathogen (Entomophthoromycetes)

Order:

Insect Pathogen (Entomophthorales)

Family:

Entomopathogenic (Entomophthoraceae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Fly Death Fungi (Entomophthora muscae)

This Photo:

🔍Close Up🔎

Synonym:

Complex Entomophthora muscae

Thank you Tony and Jenny Dominelli & Dr Brian Lovett for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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