Acaulospora bireticulata inside oribatid mites [Mycorrhizal Fungi, interactions]

The authors found the highly ornamented azygospores of A. bireticulata Rothwell & Trappe (1979) inside the exoskeletons of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida), as well as free in the soil, in samples taken under a mixed stand of Solidago sp. and Aster sp. from a field in Pennsylvania. Acaulospora...

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Published in:Mycologia 1982-09, Vol.74 (5), p.859-861
Main Authors: Rabatin, S. C., Rhodes, L. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acaulospora
Animals
azygosporic Endogonaeceae
Botanical gardens
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Chitin
Chlamydospores
Exoskeletons
Fungal spores
Masers
Mites
oribatid mites
Oribatida
Soil ecology
spore dispersal
Sporulation
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Summary:The authors found the highly ornamented azygospores of A. bireticulata Rothwell & Trappe (1979) inside the exoskeletons of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida), as well as free in the soil, in samples taken under a mixed stand of Solidago sp. and Aster sp. from a field in Pennsylvania. Acaulospora bireticulata spores inside oribatids comprised less than 1% of the total number of azygospores of this species retained on the 150 mu m sieve following wet sieving and decanting (Gerdemann and Nicolson, 1963), and centrifugation in a 70% glycerol solution. Mites containing zygospores were dead and in varying states of decomposition. Internal organs were no longer present, and appendages of some specimens were missing terminal segments.
ISSN:0027-5514
1557-2536
DOI:10.1080/00275514.1982.12021599