Family Nosematidae (Microsporidian fungi)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: FungiPhylum: MicrosporidiaClass: DihaplophaseaOrder: Dissociodihaplophasida Phenology

Nosematidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Antonospora psocopteraeMicrosporidian barklice parasite(NA) HerePhenology
Nosema bombiMicrosporidian humble bee parasite(NA) HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
This family of microsporidians includes the infamous parasites of bees and is found to be responsible for the large reduction in the populations of some of our most important pollinators, such as honeybees and bumblebees.


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