The Ant Cardiocondyla elegans as Host of the Enigmatic Endoparasitic Fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum
Data on host species and the distribution of the endoparasitic fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum increased continuously in recent decades. Here, we add the ant Cardiocondyla elegans as new host species. Colonies of the monogynous species were found infested in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon (South...
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| description | Data on host species and the distribution of the endoparasitic fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum increased continuously in recent decades. Here, we add the ant Cardiocondyla elegans as new host species. Colonies of the monogynous species were found infested in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon (South France). Samples from the nest indicate high infection rates. All castes and sexes were infected by the spores. Variations of infection rates between sampling methods and species are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a0721ab22f4439db954908f9391b1762025-02-03T01:26:06ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382015-01-01201510.1155/2015/364967364967The Ant Cardiocondyla elegans as Host of the Enigmatic Endoparasitic Fungus Myrmicinosporidium durumJulia Giehr0Jürgen Heinze1Alexandra Schrempf2Biologie I, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93040 Regensburg, GermanyBiologie I, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93040 Regensburg, GermanyBiologie I, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93040 Regensburg, GermanyData on host species and the distribution of the endoparasitic fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum increased continuously in recent decades. Here, we add the ant Cardiocondyla elegans as new host species. Colonies of the monogynous species were found infested in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon (South France). Samples from the nest indicate high infection rates. All castes and sexes were infected by the spores. Variations of infection rates between sampling methods and species are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/364967 |
| spellingShingle | Julia Giehr Jürgen Heinze Alexandra Schrempf The Ant Cardiocondyla elegans as Host of the Enigmatic Endoparasitic Fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | The Ant Cardiocondyla elegans as Host of the Enigmatic Endoparasitic Fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum |
| title_full | The Ant Cardiocondyla elegans as Host of the Enigmatic Endoparasitic Fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum |
| title_fullStr | The Ant Cardiocondyla elegans as Host of the Enigmatic Endoparasitic Fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Ant Cardiocondyla elegans as Host of the Enigmatic Endoparasitic Fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum |
| title_short | The Ant Cardiocondyla elegans as Host of the Enigmatic Endoparasitic Fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum |
| title_sort | ant cardiocondyla elegans as host of the enigmatic endoparasitic fungus myrmicinosporidium durum |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/364967 |
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