Entomophthorales

An order of the fungal class Zygomycetes. The genera include Conidiobolus, which causes a chronic granulomatous inflammation of a nasal and paranasal sinus mucosa (conidiobolomycosis) and Basidiobolus, which causes a chronic subcutaneous granuloma (basidiobolomycosis). When conidiobolomycosis and basidiobolomycosis are considered together, they are called entomophthoramycosis.

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En·to·moph·tho·ra·les (en″to-mof″thə-raґlēz) an order of perfect fungi of the phylum Zygomycota, class Zygomycetes, which are typically parasites of insects, although they can also infect humans (see entomophthoromycosis). Pathogenic organisms are found in the families Entomophthoraceae and Basidiobolaceae.