| 释义 |
en·to·moph·tho·ra·ce·ae
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Entomophthora, type genus + -aceae
: a family of mostly parasitic lower fungi (order Entomophthorales) that typically develop in the bodies of insects, have a reduced mycelium which tends to break up into hyphal bodies, reproduce asexually by usually multinucleate conidia and in a few instances sexually with the formation of zygospores, and commonly also produce thick-walled chlamydospores under unfavorable conditions — see entomophthora |