First Central European record of the fungus Prolixandromyces triandrus Santam. (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales), a parasite of veliid bugs (Heteroptera: Veliidae), with notes on its biology and DNA barcoding |
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| Authors: | Walter P Pfliegler Judit Fekete Ferenc Báthori András Tartally |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, &2. Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Hungary;3. Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary;4. Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary |
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| Abstract: | A new distribution record for Prolixandromyces triandrus Santam. (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales) is presented from the Bükk Mountains in northeastern Hungary, from the host species Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Tamanini, 1947 (Heteroptera: Veliidae). Hitherto, this fungal parasite had only been observed in the western Mediterranean region and the Macaronesia Archipelago. Prolixandromyces. triandrus seems to be abundant in the reported Hungarian host population. Additionally, ribosomal DNA barcodes for this fungal species are also presented. Incidence of the parasite and potential of the molecular investigations of host-parasite relationships of this ectoparasitic fungus is discussed. A brief review is given of known hosts of P. triandrus and of Laboulbeniales from aquatic/semiaquatic insect hosts in Hungary. |
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| Keywords: | Laboulbeniales Heteroptera Veliidae ribosomal DNA Hungary |
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