“…(Chlorophyta; Trebouxiophyceae) (Tartar et al, 2002), possesses a unique life history consisting of cyst, filamentous, and vegetative cell stages (Bläske-Lietze et al, 2006;Boucias et al, 2001). This achlorophytic alga is able to infect species in different invertebrate Orders (Bläske and Boucias, 2004;Bläske-Lietze and Boucias, 2005;Conklin et al, 2005). Cysts, the infectious stage, have been detected in aquatic (micro-) habitats such as moist soil, pond water, and tree sap (Avery and Undeen, 1987b;Kim and Avery, 1986;Yaman and Radek, 2005).…”