Furia | |
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Furia ithacensis on a Rhagio mystaceus male. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Entomophthoromycota |
Class: | Entomophthoromycetes |
Order: | Entomophthorales |
Family: | Entomophthoraceae |
Genus: | Furia R. A. Humber, 1989 [1] |
Synonyms | |
Zoophthora subgen. Furia, A. Batko, 1966 |
Furia is a genus of fungi within the family of Entomophthoraceae.[2] This has been supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis (Gryganskyi et al. 2012).[3]
Originally created in 1966 by Polish mycologist Andrzej Batko (1933-1997), as a subgenus of Zoophthora, The genus name of Furia is derived from the Latin furia - this is due to stress the destructive effect of the epizootic of this type species of the subgenus in populations of Lepidoptera caterpillars.[4] American mycologist Richard A. Humber raised Furia to the generic level.[1]