Trichomycetes (Zygomycota) in the digestive tract of arthropods in Amazonas, Brazil

Filamentous fungi associated with mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) in municipalities of the Brazilian Amazon

“…The collected insects were surface-sterilized by consecutive washing in sterile distilled water and 70% alcohol for 1 min, and then dissected, separating the head and the breathing siphon of the body under aseptic conditions on a vertical laminar fl ow hood following Alencar et al (2003). For each Culicidae species collected, the bodies of 10 last-instars were macerated in 0.2 ml saline solution (0.9%).…”

Wood-based diet and gut microflora of a galatheid crab associated with Pacific deep-sea wood falls

“…Yet their absence in some specimens might indicate that these fungi are not obligate symbionts. Although resident fungi are generally considered pathogens in marine invertebrates (López Lastra 1990;Lichtwardt 1996;Alencar et al 2003), complex digestive symbioses have been described between cellulase-producing fungi and arthropods (Martin 1992;Kimura et al 2002). An example of digestive symbiosis is found in the squat lobster Munidopsis subsquamosa from hydrothermal vents, which hosts a trichomycete in the foregut.…”

A new species of Ephemerellomyces from North America highlights its morphological plasticity and possible intergeneric similarities with other Harpellales

“…In the last decade, bioprospecting for gut fungi has included both shorter and longer term excursions, in many cases with the discovery of new species or even genera. Globally, taxon lists have been expanded with surveys in Asia (Chien & Hsieh 2001;Misra & Tiwari 2002Sato 2002aSato , 2002bStrongman & Xu 2006;Misra 2007;Degawa 2009;Hapsari et al 2009aHapsari et al , 2009bStrongman et al 2010;Wang et al 2010), Europe (Valle & Santamaria 2002a, 2002b, 2004a, 2004b, 2005White & Lichtwardt 2004;Nelder et al 2005aNelder et al , 2005bValle 2006Valle , 2007, some tropical islands Nelder et al 2005aNelder et al , 2005bHern andez Roa et al 2009;White et al 2000), South America R ıos-Vel asquez & Hamada 2002;Alencar et al 2003;L opez Lastra et al 2003;Pereira et al 2005;Siri et al 2008;Siri & L opez Lastra 2010) and North America (Ferrington et al 2000(Ferrington et al , 2003Lichtwardt et al 2001Beard & Adler 2002;Reeves & Adler 2004;Strongman 2005Strongman , 2007Koontz 2006;Strongman & Whi...…”