Furia americana (Thaxt.) Humber
(an entomophagous fungus)

Interactions where Furia americana is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
infects adult INSECTA true insects Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Furia americana/Furia americanaan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Insectatrue insectsadult
infects adult DIPTERA two-winged flies Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Furia americana/Furia americanaan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Dipteratwo-winged fliesadult
infects adult MUSCIDAE muscid flies: house fly, green bottles Diptera Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Furia americana/Furia americanaan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Muscidaemuscid flies: house fly, green bottlesadult
infects live adult UK/Ireland CALLIPHORIDAE blowflies, bluebottles, green bottles and woodlouse-flies Diptera Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich, Wilding, N., 1983
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Furia americana/Furia americanaan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Calliphoridae/Calliphoridaeblowflies, bluebottles, green bottles and woodlouse-fliesliveadult

Author & YearTitleSource
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.
Wilding, N., 1983Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and NorwichBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (1): 47-49.

Furia americana (an entomophagous fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Furia americana (an entomophagous fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFuria americana (an entomophagous fungus)
GenusFuria (a genus of entomophagous fungi)
FamilyENTOMOPHTHORACEAE (a family of entomophagous fungi)
OrderENTOMOPHTHORALES (an order of entomophagous fungi)
ClassZYGOMYCETES (pin moulds)
PhylumZYGOMYCOTA (pin moulds)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Furia americana (an entomophagous fungus)

Furia americana (an entomophagous fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Furia americana (an entomophagous fungus):

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