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A new species ofEntomophthora found in France on Aphids is described as new under the nameE, pyriformis. It is distinguished by the following characters: multinucleate, pear-shaped conidia, with large papilla; small resting spores; short, more or less branched hyphal bodies. A key of determination is given for the Aphid parasiteEntomophthora species with more or less spherical conidia.
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Thoizon, G. Entomophthora pyriformis, sp. n., entomophthorale parasite de puceron. Entomophaga 12, 303–307 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371434
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