An order of fungi that primarily parasitize insects and other small arthropods.
From Entomophthora plus the Latin suffix '-ales' indicating an order in biological taxonomy. Established in the early 20th century fungal classification system.
Entomophthorales represent a massive branch of the fungal tree—there are thousands of species, each one a specialist predator that hunts specific insects or arthropods.
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