Studies of Laboulbeniales on Myrmica ants (III): myrmecophilous arthropods as alternative hosts of Rickia wasmannii
Myrmecophilous arthropods and their manifold relations to host ants are interesting from an evolutionary perspective. Rickia wasmannii is an ectoparasitic fungus belonging to the Laboulbeniales order. Here, we show that inquiline mites can become infected by R. wasmannii, which was thought to be res...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Parasite |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016060 |