First report of a trichomycete fungus (Zygomycota: Trichomycetes) inhabiting larvae of Simulium ochraceum sensu lato Walker (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Galapagos Islands |
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| Authors: | Nelder Mark P McCreadie John W Coscarón Cecilia Brockhouse Charles L |
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| Institution: | Department of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building, Room 124, University of South Alabama, 307 University Blvd., Mobile, AL 36688-0002, USA. mnelder@clemson.edu |
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| Abstract: | A collection of the larval black fly Simulium ochraceum sensu lato Walker was made at six lotic habitats on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, during May 2003. Sixty-eight larvae were assayed for the presence of gut fungi (Zygomycota: Trichomycetes). A trichomycete, designated as Smittium sp. was found inhabiting the hindgut of 17.6% of S. ochraceum s.l. larvae. Implications of this finding with respect to both host and trichomycete biogeography are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Dispersal Ecuador Endobionts Gut fungi Streams Symbiosis |
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