Studies of Laboulbeniales (Fungi, Ascomycota) on Myrmica ants: Rickiawasmannii in the Netherlands
An important group of fungal insect parasites is the Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota). These are microscopic in size and live attached to the cuticle of their arthropod hosts. Rickiawasmannii is a common European species limited to the ant genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). We present new records of R.wasmannii in the Netherlands on three host species: Myrmicaruginodis, M.sabuleti, and M.scabrinodis. Our data show a mass infection of M.sabuleti by R.wasmannii. The average parasite prevalence is 38% (n = 3,876). The prevalence was much lower on the other Myrmica species. So far, R.wasmannii in... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Research article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
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Pensoft Publishers
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Schlagwörter: | Ant-associated fungi / ectoparasites / Formicidae / host shift / Laboulbeniales / parasite prevalence |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29182879 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.44.4951 |