Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresen.
(an entomophagous fungus)

Interactions where Entomophthora muscae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
		infects live adult			DIPTERA	two-winged flies		Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/	Diptera	two-winged flies		live		adult
		infects live adult			Melanostoma scalare	a hoverfly	Diptera: Syrphidae	Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses, Ing, B., 1982 An epidemic of Entomophthora on flies and its relationship with the Sphacelia stage of Claviceps, Ingold, C.T. & Plunkett, B.E., 1979 Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015 Records of Entomophthora muscae infecting the hoverfly Melanostoma scalare, Wallace, I.D. & Whiteley, D., 1979	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Melanostoma scalare/	Melanostoma scalare	a hoverfly		live		adult	Major
		infects dead adult			Melanostoma scalare	a hoverfly	Diptera: Syrphidae	Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses, Ing, B., 1982 An epidemic of Entomophthora on flies and its relationship with the Sphacelia stage of Claviceps, Ingold, C.T. & Plunkett, B.E., 1979 Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015 Records of Entomophthora muscae infecting the hoverfly Melanostoma scalare, Wallace, I.D. & Whiteley, D., 1979	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Melanostoma scalare/	Melanostoma scalare	a hoverfly		dead		adult	Major
		infects live adult			Delia radicum	Cabbage Root Fly	Diptera: Anthomyiidae	Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich, Wilding, N., 1983	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/	Delia radicum	cabbage root fly		live		adult
		infects dead adult			Delia radicum	Cabbage Root Fly	Diptera: Anthomyiidae	Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/	Delia radicum	cabbage root fly		dead		adult
		infects live adult			MUSCIDAE	muscid flies: house fly, green bottles	Diptera	Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/	Muscidae	muscid flies: house fly, green bottles		live		adult
		infects dead adult			Coenosia tigrina	a muscid fly	Diptera: Muscidae	Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses, Ing, B., 1982 Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Coenosia tigrina/	Coenosia tigrina	a muscid fly		dead		adult
		infects adult			Musca domestica	House-fly	Diptera: Muscidae	Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006 Redescription of Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresenius, Keller, S., Kalsbeek, V. & Eilenberg, J., 1999	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Musca domestica/	Musca domestica	house-fly				adult
		infects dead adult			Scathophaga stercoraria	a dung fly	Diptera: Scathophagidae	Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses, Ing, B., 1982 Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scathophagidae/Scathophaga stercoraria/	Scathophaga stercoraria	a dung fly		dead		adult
		infects live adult			CALLIPHORIDAE	blowflies, bluebottles, green bottles and woodlouse-flies	Diptera	Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Calliphoridae/	Calliphoridae	blowflies, bluebottles, green bottles and woodlouse-flies		live		adult
		infects dead adult			Pollenia	clusterflies	Diptera: Polleniidae	Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/	Entomophthora muscae	an entomophagous fungus					Animal / pathogen			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Polleniidae/Pollenia/	Pollenia	clusterflies		dead		adult

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ing, B., 1982	Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 16 (1): 58-59.
Ingold, C.T. & Plunkett, B.E., 1979	An epidemic of Entomophthora on flies and its relationship with the Sphacelia stage of Claviceps	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (1): 35-37.
Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006	Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex	Mycol. Res. Vol 110 (8): 941-950.
Keller, S., Kalsbeek, V. & Eilenberg, J., 1999	Redescription of Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresenius	Sydowia 51: 197-209.
Storey, M.W., 2015	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide	www.bioimages.org.uk
Wallace, I.D. & Whiteley, D., 1979	Records of Entomophthora muscae infecting the hoverfly Melanostoma scalare	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 126.
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982	Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato	Bull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.
Wilding, N., 1983	Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (1): 47-49.

Entomophthora muscae (an entomophagous fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Entomophthora muscae (an entomophagous fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Entomophthora muscae (an entomophagous fungus)
Genus	Entomophthora (a genus of entomophagous fungi)
Family	ENTOMOPHTHORACEAE (a family of entomophagous fungi)
Order	ENTOMOPHTHORALES (an order of entomophagous fungi)
Class	ZYGOMYCETES (pin moulds)
Phylum	ZYGOMYCOTA (pin moulds)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Entomophthora muscae is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Zygomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Entomophthora muscae (an entomophagous fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Ingold, C.T. & Plunkett, B.E.	1979	An epidemic of Entomophthora on flies and its relationship with the Sphacelia stage of Claviceps	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (1): 35-37.

Entomophthora muscae (an entomophagous fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Entomophthora
(a genus of entomophagous fungi)

ENTOMOPHTHORALES
(an order of entomophagous fungi)

ZYGOMYCOTA
(pin moulds)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Gryganskyi, A.P., Humber, R.A., Stajich, J.E., Mullens, B., Anishchenko, I.M. & Vilgalys, R.	2013	Sequential Utilization of Hosts from Different Fly Families by Genetically Distinct, Sympatric Populations within the Entomophthora muscae Species Complex	PLOS One Vol 8 (8): 1-11.
Ing, B.	1982	Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 16 (1): 58-59.
Jensen, A.B., J. & Ellenberg	2001	Genetic variation within the insect-pathogenic genus Entomophthora, focusing on the E. muscae complex, using PCR±RFLP of the ITS II and the LSU rDNA	Mycol. Res. Vol 105 (3): 307-312.
Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J.	2006	Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex	Mycol. Res. Vol 110 (8): 941-950.
Keller, S., Kalsbeek, V. & Eilenberg, J.	1999	Redescription of Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresenius	Sydowia 51: 197-209.
Wallace, I.D. & Whiteley, D.	1979	Records of Entomophthora muscae infecting the hoverfly Melanostoma scalare	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 126.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Entomophthora muscae (an entomophagous fungus):

Entomophthora
(a genus of entomophagous fungi)

ENTOMOPHTHORALES
(an order of entomophagous fungi)

ZYGOMYCETES
(pin moulds)

ZYGOMYCOTA
(pin moulds)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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