Arthrobotrys is a genus of mitosporic fungi in the family Orbiliaceae. There are 71 species. They are predatory fungi that capture and feed on nematode worms. Firstly, there are rings that form on the hyphae constrict and entrap the worms, then hyphae grow into the worm and digest it.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Orbiliomycetes |
| Order: | Orbiliales |
| Family: | Orbiliaceae |
| Genus: | Arthrobotrys Corda |
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Species
edit- Arthrobotrys aggregata Mekht. 1979
- Arthrobotrys alaskana Matsush.) Oorschot 1985
- Arthrobotrys amerospora S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977
- Arthrobotrys anomala G.L. Barron & J.G.N. Davidson 1972
- Arthrobotrys apscheronica Mekht. 1973
- Arthrobotrys arthrobotryoides (Berl.) Lindau 1906
- Arthrobotrys azerbaijanica (Mekht.) Oorschot 1985
- Arthrobotrys bakunika Mekht. 1979
- Arthrobotrys botryospora G.L. Barron 1979
- Arthrobotrys brochopaga (Drechsler) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977
- Arthrobotrys chazarica Mekht. 1998
- Arthrobotrys chilensis Allesch. & Henn. 1897
- Arthrobotrys cladodes Drechsler 1937
- Arthrobotrys clavispora (R.C. Cooke) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977
- Arthrobotrys compacta Mekht. 1973
- Arthrobotrys conoides Drechsler 1937
- Arthrobotrys constringens Dowsett, J. Reid & Kalkat 1984
- Arthrobotrys cylindrospora (R.C. Cooke) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977
- Arthrobotrys dactyloides Drechsler 1937
- Arthrobotrys deflectens Bres. 1903
- Arthrobotrys dendroides Kuthub., Muid & J. Webster 1985
- Arthrobotrys doliiformis Soprunov 1958
- Arthrobotrys drechsleri Soprunov 1958
- Arthrobotrys elegans (Subram. & Chandrash.) Seifert & W.B. Kendr. 1983
- Arthrobotrys ellipsospora Tubaki & K. Yamanaka 1984
- Arthrobotrys entomopaga Drechsler 1944
- Arthrobotrys ferox Onofri & S. Tosi 1992
- Arthrobotrys foliicola Matsush. 1975
- Arthrobotrys fruticulosa Mekht. 1979
- Arthrobotrys globospora (Soprunov) Sidorova, Gorlenko & Nalepina 1964,(Soprunov) Mekht. 1964
- Arthrobotrys haptospora (Drechsler) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977
- Arthrobotrys hertziana M. Scholler & A. Rubner 1999
- Arthrobotrys indica (Chowdhry & Bahl) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999
- Arthrobotrys irregularis (Matr.) Mekht. 1971
- Arthrobotrys javanica (Rifai & R.C. Cooke) Jarow. 1970
- Arthrobotrys kirghizica Soprunov 1958
- Arthrobotrys longa Mekht. 1973
- Arthrobotrys longiphora (Xing Z. Liu & B.S. Lu) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999
- Arthrobotrys longiramulifera Matsush. 1995
- Arthrobotrys longispora Soprunov, Preuss 1853
- Arthrobotrys mangrovispora Swe, Jeewon, Pointing & K.D. Hyde 2008
- Arthrobotrys megaspora (Boedijn) Oorschot 1985
- Arthrobotrys microscaphoides (Xing Z. Liu & B.S. Lu) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999
- Arthrobotrys microspora (Soprunov) Mekht. 1971
- Arthrobotrys multisecundaria W.F. Hu & K.Q. Zhang 2006
- Arthrobotrys musiformis Drechsler 1937
- Arthrobotrys nematopaga (Mekht. & Faizieva) A. Rubner 1996
- Arthrobotrys nonseptata Z.F. Yu, S.F. Li & K.Q. Zhang 2009
- Arthrobotrys oligospora Fresen. 1850
- Arthrobotrys oudemansii M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 2000
- Arthrobotrys oviformis Soprunov 1958
- Arthrobotrys perpasta (R.C. Cooke) Jarow. 1970
- Arthrobotrys polycephala (Drechsler) Rifai 1968
- Arthrobotrys pseudoclavata (Z.Q. Miao & Xing Z. Liu) J. Chen, L.L. Xu, B. Liu & Xing Z. Liu 2007
- Arthrobotrys pyriformis (Juniper) Schenk, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977
- Arthrobotrys recta Preuss 1851
- Arthrobotrys robusta Dudd. 1952
- Arthrobotrys rosea Massee 1885
- Arthrobotrys scaphoides (Peach) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977
- Arthrobotrys sclerohypha (Drechsler) S. Schenck, W.B. Kendr. & Pramer 1977
- Arthrobotrys shahriari (Mekht.) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999
- Arthrobotrys shizishanna (X.F. Liu & K.Q. Zhang) J. Chen, L.L. Xu, B. Liu & Xing Z. Liu 2007
- Arthrobotrys sinensis (Xing Z. Liu & K.Q. Zhang) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999
- Arthrobotrys soprunovii Mekht. 1979
- Arthrobotrys stilbacea J.A. Mey. 1958
- Arthrobotrys straminicola Pidopl. 1948
- Arthrobotrys superba Corda 1839
- Arthrobotrys tabrizica (Mekht.) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner 1999
- Arthrobotrys venusta K.Q. Zhang 1994
- Arthrobotrys vermicola (R.C. Cooke & Satchuth.) Rifai 1968
- Arthrobotrys yunnanensis M.H. Mo & K.Q. Zhang 2005