Furia (fungus)
| Furia | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Synonyms | |
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Zoophthora subgen. Furia, A. Batko, 1966 | |
Furia is a genus of fungi within the family of Entomophthoraceae. This has been supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis (Gryganskyi et al. 2012).
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. American mycologist Richard A. Humber raised Furia to the generic level.