New nephridiophagid genera (Fungi, Chytridiomycota) in a mallow beetle and an earwig Author Radek, Renate https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-7546 Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology, Free University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany renate.radek@fu-berlin.de Author Wurzbacher, Christian https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-0831 Chair of Urban Water Systems, Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany Author Strassert, Juergen F. H. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6786-7563 Evolutionary and Integrative Ecology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, 12587 Berlin, Germany juergen.strassert@igb-berlin.de text MycoKeys 2023 2023-12-22 100 245 260 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.100.111298 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.100.111298 1314-4049-100-245 A4E3644CF77155D48FC478D0240CAEE5 Nephridiochytrium forficulae Radek & Strassert sp. nov. Etymology. "forficulae" refers to the host, an earwig of the genus Forficula . Diagnosis. Oval, flattened spores measuring 5.8-6.9 (mean 6.3) x 2.9-3.5 (mean 3.2) μm ; 13-37 (mean 19) spores per sporogenic plasmodium; central capped spore-opening at one side of mature spores. Oligo- and multinucleated vegetative plasmodia. Type host. Forficula auricularia Linnaeus 1758 ( Dermaptera , Forficulidae ). COII gene accession number MN528021. Type host locality. Tours, France. Syntype. Cells in Fig. 1 . Gene sequence. rDNA operon acc. no. MW018149.