Engyodontium aranearum

Engyodontium aranearum

"Engyodontium aranearum" is a species of ascomycete fungus in the family Cordycipitaceae. It parasitizes the long bodied cellar spider. It causes 100% mortality in infected spiders.
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderHypocreales
FamilyCordycipitaceae
GenusEngyodontium
SpeciesE. aranearum
Photographed in
Slovenia