Biology:Neozygites

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Neozygites is a genus of fungi in the family Neozygitaceae, which is in the order Entomophthorales.[1] Commonly used as a pest controller for mites, aphids, and thrips, the genus was described in 1885 by E. Witlaczil.[2]

Description

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Distribution and habitat

Neozygites fresenii has been found in Europe, the Americas, and South Africa.[3]

Ecology

The main hosts of Neozygites species are mites and aphids; Neozygites fresenii epizootics have been found in colonies of Aphis gossypii in Arkansas, causing a notable reduction in populations of them. Several species of the genus were first described on spider mites, namely N. adjarica, N. floridana, N. tetranychi, and N. tanajoae; Neozygites tanajoae is known to exclusively affect spider mites on Venezuelan and Colombian manioc. Its pest-controlling properties have seen N. tanajoae used in Benin to dissipate Mononychellus tanajoa populations.[4] The red spider mite is a known host of the epizootics of N. floridana, being affected by the fungus on tomatoes in Brazil.[5] N. floridana is known to have the ability to significantly lessen the populations of red spider mites, but gratuitous fungicide use can negatively impact the fungus.[6] The genus is also known to affect thrips.[7]

Taxonomy

In 1987, a new genus Thaxterosporium was proposed, consisting only of N. turbinatus. In 1991, the genus was synonymized with Neozygites.[7] The genus Neozygites consists of the following 20 species:[8][9][10]

  • Neozygites abacaridis Miętk. & Bałazy
  • Neozygites acaridis (Petch) Milner
  • Neozygites adjaricus (Tsints. & Vartap.) Remaud. & S.Keller
  • Neozygites cinarae S.Keller
  • Neozygites cucumeriformis Miętk. & Bałazy
  • Neozygites floridanus (J.Weiser & Muma) Remaud. & S.Keller
  • Neozygites fresenii (Nowak.) Remaud. & S.Keller
  • Neozygites fumosa (Speare) Remaud. & S.Keller
  • Neozygites heteropsyllae Villac. & Wilding
  • Neozygites lageniformis (Thaxt.) Remaud. & S.Keller
  • Neozygites lecanii (Zimm.) Ben Ze'ev & R.G.Kenneth
  • Neozygites linanensis Xiang Zhou & C.Montalva
  • Neozygites microlophii S.Keller
  • Neozygites osornensis C.Montalva & Barta
  • Neozygites parvisporus (D.M.MacLeod & K.P.Carl) Remaud. & S.Keller
  • Neozygites remaudierei S.Keller
  • Neozygites slavi S.Keller
  • Neozygites tanajoae Delal., Humber & A.E.Hajek
  • Neozygites tetranychi (J.Weiser) Remaud. & S.Keller
  • Neozygites turbinatus (R.G.Kenneth) Remaud. & S.Keller

In addition to these species, two are yet to be classified:[8]

  • Neozygites sp. N51
  • Neozygites sp. XZ-2015

References

  1. ↑ "Neozygites". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/222002467. 
  2. ↑ "Witlaczil, E. 1885: Archiv für Mikroskopische Anatomie 24: - 599 -.". https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/references/cc5ac5b3-f584-4584-9f6d-70b3e1fbf529. 
  3. ↑ Montalva, Cristian; Barta, Marek; Rojas, Eladio; Gutiérrez, Mónica; Valenzuela, Eduardo (8 January 2015). "Neozygites species associated with aphids in Chile: current status and new reports" (in en). Mycotaxon 129 (2): 233–245. doi:10.5248/129.233. ISSN 0093-4666. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/mtax/mt/2015/00000129/00000002/art00005?crawler=true#:~:text=Neozygites%20fresenii%20is%20a%20widely,South%20Africa%20(Hatting%20et%20al.. Retrieved 25 November 2024. 
  4. ↑ Agboton, Bonaventure; Hanna, Rachid; von Tiedemann, Andreas (March 2011). "Molecular detection of establishment and geographical distribution of Brazilian isolates of Neozygites tanajoae, a fungus pathogenic to cassava green mite, in Benin (West Africa).". Experimental & Applied Acarology 53 (3): 235–244. doi:10.1007/s10493-010-9395-3. PMID 20838883. 
  5. ↑ Dara, Surendra K.; Humber, Richard A. (13 May 2020). "Entomophthoran". Beneficial Microbes in Agro-Ecology: 757–775. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823414-3.00039-3. ISBN 978-0-12-823414-3. 
  6. ↑ "Twospotted Spider Mite". https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/twospotted-spider-mite-3. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Keller, Siegfried. "The genus Neozygites (Zygomycetes, Entomophthorales) with special reference to species found in tropical regions". https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Sydowia_49_0118-0146.pdf. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Neozygitaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=150349. Retrieved 25 November 2024. 
  9. ↑ "Neozygites Witlaczil" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2559577. 
  10. ↑ "Open Tree taxonomy: Neozygites". https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/taxonomy/browse?id=869631. 

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