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Most Cordyceps species are endoparasitoids, parasitic mainly on insects and other arthropods (they are thus entomopathogenic fungi); a few are parasitic on other fungi. [2] The generic name Cordyceps is derived from the ancient Greek κορδύλη kordýlē, meaning "club", and the Latin-ceps, meaning "-headed". [3]
Zoopagomycotina are microscopic and are typically obligate parasites of other zygomycete fungi and of microscopic soil animals such as nematodes, rotifers and amoebae. [3] Some species are endoparasites that live mostly within the bodies of their hosts and only exit the host when they are producing spores .
1.4 Fungi. 1.5 Arthropods. 2 Ectoparasites. Toggle Ectoparasites subsection. ... This is an incomplete list of organisms that are true parasites upon other organisms ...
Fungi include symbionts of plants, animals, or other fungi and also parasites. They may become noticeable when fruiting, either as mushrooms or as molds. Fungi perform an essential role in the decomposition of organic matter and have fundamental roles in nutrient cycling and exchange in the environment.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. Relationship between species where one organism lives on or in another organism, causing it harm "Parasite" redirects here. For other uses, see Parasite (disambiguation). A fish parasite, the isopod Cymothoa exigua, replacing the tongue of a Lithognathus Parasitism is a close relationship ...
Lichenicolous fungi (1 C, 204 P) M. Microsporidia (1 C, 31 P) Pages in category "Parasitic fungi" The following 129 pages are in this category, out of 129 total.
Microsporidia can infect a variety of hosts, including hosts which are themselves parasites. In that case, the microsporidian species is a hyperparasite, i.e. a parasite of a parasite. As an example, more than eighteen species are known which parasitize digeneans (parasitic flatworms).
Obligate parasites may not necessarily spend all of their time behaving as parasites. When a parasite is permanent, a number of generations occur in or on the host of an infested individual. Head lice are an example of this. Temporary parasites are organisms whose parasitic mode of life is limited to a few or even one stage of development. [2]