Erynia (fungus)

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Erynia
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Entomophthoromycota
Class: Entomophthoromycetes
Order: Entomophthorales
Family: Entomophthoraceae
Genus: Erynia
(Nowak. ex A. Batko) Remaud. & Hennebert, 1980
Synonyms
  • Erynia Nowak., 1881
  • Zoophthora subgen. Erynia Nowak. ex A. Batko, 1966

Erynia is a genus of fungi within the family of Entomophthoraceae and order Entomophthorales.[1] This has been supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis.[2]

The genus name Erynia was originally named by the Polish scientist Leon Nowakowski in 1881. It was named after the Greek mythological creatures known as the Erinyes or as the Romans called them, the Furies, who were described as spirits that claimed vengeance against a crime. It could be classed as an insect pest feeding on a plant, being a specific crime for which the fungus would kill the insect, thus exacting vengeance.[3]

It has a cosmopolitan distribution (scattered worldwide).[4] Including Switzerland.[5]

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