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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 39-44 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Invertebrate Pathology |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Nelder, M. P., McCreadie, J. W., Coscarón, C., & Brockhouse, C. L. (2004). First report of a trichomycete fungus (Zygomycota: Trichomycetes) inhabiting larvae of Simulium ochraceum sensu lato Walker (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 87(1), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2004.06.005