[Southernmost record of the fungus Leptolegnia chapmanii (Oomycetes: Saprolegniales) as a mosquito larvae pathogen (Diptera: Culicidae).].
In the present paper we communicate the southernmost record and the first for the neotropical region of the fungus Leptolegnia chapmanii (Oomycetes: Saprolegniales) as a mosquito larvae pathogen, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The fungal description is extended as the host range and geographic distribution.
López Lastra
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Cepave (Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ccl22@cornell.edu.
Steciow
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García
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