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Temporal changes in the level of infestation of Simulium ornatum Meigen (complex) (Simuliidae: Diptera) larvae by the endosymbiotic fungus Harpella melusinae Lichtwardt (Harpellales: Trichomycetes) |
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| Authors: | Mark R Taylor Stephen T Moss Mike Ladle |
| Institution: | (1) School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, King Henry Building, King Henry Ist Street, Portsmouth, UK;(2) The River Laboratory, Institute of Freshwater Ecology, East Stoke, Wareham, Dorset, UK;(3) Present address: Institute for Environment and Health, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, P.O. Box 138, LEI 9HN Leicester, UK |
| Abstract: | The fungus Harpella melusinae (Harpellales: Trichomycetes) is obligately associated with the midguts of larval Simuliidae (Diptera). The level of infestation of a population of Simulium ornatum by H. melusinae was monitored at a stream in Hampshire, England. Significant temporal changes in the level of infestation were recorded during monthly and weekly collections; a twenty-fold increase being recorded over a nine-day period. Possible mechanisms by which these changes occur are discussed. |
| Keywords: | Simulium Harpella Harpellales Trichomycetes temporal infestation |
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