Massospora cicadina: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Zygomycota
- Class
- Entomophthoromycetes
- Order
- Entomophthorales
- Family
- Entomophthoraceae
- Genus
- Massospora
- Species
- Massospora cicadina
- Scientific Name
- Massospora cicadina
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Massospora cicadina
Massospora cicadina is a fungal pathogen that infects only 13 and 17 year periodical cicadas. Infection results in a "plug" of spores that replaces the end of the cicada's abdomen while it is still alive, leading to infertility, disease transmission, and eventual death of the cicada.
...Massospora cicadina in languages:
- Thai
- ราทำลายจักจั่น
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