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Massospora cicadina
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Massospora cicadina is a fungal pathogen that infects only 13 and 17 year periodical cicadas. Infection results in a "plug" of spores that replaces the end of the cicada's abdomen while it is still alive, leading to infertility, disease transmission, and eventual death of the cicada.
- Family
- Entomophthoraceae
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- Name
- Massospora cicadina
- Slug
- massospora-cicadina
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Entomophthoraceae
- Genus
- Massospora
- Species
- cicadina
- Wikidata QID
- Q6784826
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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