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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Entomophthoromycota |
| Class: | Entomophthoromycetes |
| Order: | Entomophthorales |
| Family: | Neozygitaceae |
| Genus: | Neozygites Witlaczil[1] |
Neozygites is a genus of fungi in the family Neozygitaceae, which is in the order Entomophthorales.[2] Commonly used as a pest controller for mites, aphids, and thrips, the genus was described in 1885 by E. Witlaczil.[3]
Description
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Distribution and habitat
[edit]Neozygites fresenii has been found in Europe, the Americas, and South Africa.[4]
Ecology
[edit]The main hosts of Neozygites species are mites and aphids; Neozygites fresenii epizootics have been found in colonies of Aphis gossypii in Arkansas, causing a notable reduction in populations of them. Several species of the genus were first described on spider mites, namely N. adjarica, N. floridana, N. tetranychi, and N. tanajoae; Neozygites tanajoae is known to exclusively affect spider mites on Venezuelan and Colombian manioc. Its pest-controlling properties have seen N. tanajoae used in Benin to dissipate Mononychellus tanajoa populations.[5] The red spider mite is a known host of the epizootics of N. floridana, being affected by the fungus on tomatoes in Brazil.[6] N. floridana is known to have the ability to significantly lessen the populations of red spider mites, but gratuitous fungicide use can negatively impact the fungus.[7] The genus is also known to affect thrips.[8]
Taxonomy
[edit]In 1987, a new genus Thaxterosporium was proposed, consisting only of N. turbinatus. In 1991, the genus was synonymized with Neozygites.[8] The genus Neozygites consists of the following 20 species:[9][10][11]
- Neozygites abacaridis Miętk. & Bałazy
- Neozygites acaridis (Petch) Milner
- Neozygites adjaricus (Tsints. & Vartap.) Remaud. & S.Keller
- Neozygites cinarae S.Keller
- Neozygites cucumeriformis Miętk. & Bałazy
- Neozygites floridanus (J.Weiser & Muma) Remaud. & S.Keller
- Neozygites fresenii (Nowak.) Remaud. & S.Keller
- Neozygites fumosa (Speare) Remaud. & S.Keller
- Neozygites heteropsyllae Villac. & Wilding
- Neozygites lageniformis (Thaxt.) Remaud. & S.Keller
- Neozygites lecanii (Zimm.) Ben Ze'ev & R.G.Kenneth
- Neozygites linanensis Xiang Zhou & C.Montalva
- Neozygites microlophii S.Keller
- Neozygites osornensis C.Montalva & Barta
- Neozygites parvisporus (D.M.MacLeod & K.P.Carl) Remaud. & S.Keller
- Neozygites remaudierei S.Keller
- Neozygites slavi S.Keller
- Neozygites tanajoae Delal., Humber & A.E.Hajek
- Neozygites tetranychi (J.Weiser) Remaud. & S.Keller
- Neozygites turbinatus (R.G.Kenneth) Remaud. & S.Keller
In addition to these species, two are yet to be classified:[9]
- Neozygites sp. N51
- Neozygites sp. XZ-2015
References
[edit]- ^ Neozygites in MycoBank.
- ^ "Neozygites". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Witlaczil, E. 1885: Archiv für Mikroskopische Anatomie 24: - 599 -". Biota of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Montalva, Cristian; Barta, Marek; Rojas, Eladio; Gutiérrez, Mónica; Valenzuela, Eduardo (8 January 2015). "Neozygites species associated with aphids in Chile: current status and new reports". Mycotaxon. 129 (2): 233–245. doi:10.5248/129.233. ISSN 0093-4666. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Agboton, Bonaventure; Hanna, Rachid; von Tiedemann, Andreas (March 2011). "Molecular detection of establishment and geographical distribution of Brazilian isolates of Neozygites tanajoae, a fungus pathogenic to cassava green mite, in Benin (West Africa)". Experimental & Applied Acarology. 53 (3): 235–244. doi:10.1007/s10493-010-9395-3. PMC 3029662. PMID 20838883.
- ^ Dara, Surendra K.; Humber, Richard A. (13 May 2020). "Entomophthoran". Beneficial Microbes in Agro-Ecology: 757–775. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823414-3.00039-3. ISBN 978-0-12-823414-3.
- ^ "Twospotted Spider Mite". North Carolina State University. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ a b Keller, Siegfried. "The genus Neozygites (Zygomycetes, Entomophthorales) with special reference to species found in tropical regions" (PDF). Zobodat. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Neozygitaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Neozygites Witlaczil". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Open Tree taxonomy: Neozygites". Open Tree of Life. Retrieved 25 November 2024.