The Entomophthorales are an order of fungi that were previously classified in the class Zygomycetes. A new subphylum, Entomophthoromycotina, has recently been described for them. Most species of the Entomophthorales are pathogens of insects. A few attack nematodes, mites, and tardigrades, and some (particularly species of the genus Conidiobolus) a...
(en″to-mof″thә-ra´lēz) an order of fungi that are usually parasitic in insects but sometimes infect humans, causing entomophthoromycosis.
Type: Term Pronunciation: en′tō-mof′thōr-al′ēz Definitions: 1. An order of the fungal class Zygomycetes. The genera include Conidiobolus, which causes a chronic granulomatous inflammation of a nasal and paranasal sinus mucosa (conidiobolomycosis) and Basidiobolus, which causes a chronic subcutaneous granuloma (basid...
[n] - coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae
order Entomophthorales noun coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae