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Coelomomyces
''Coelomomyces'' is the only genus of fungi in the family Coelomomycetaceae. Species in the genus can be used as agents for the biological control of mosquitoes. Characteristics ''Coelomomyces'' are obligate parasites of mosquitoes and chironomids, meaning that they require their hosts to complete their lifecycle. One species, ''Coelomomyces psorophorae'', is even heteroecious; it requires two completely different hosts as part of its life cycle over the generations, larvae of both the mosquito ''Culiseta inornata'' as well as the copepod '' Cyclops venalis''. Due to their lethal nature and host specificity, they have been used by humans for biological control of mosquitoes and other insects. The mycelium of Coelomomyces spreads among infected mosquito larva. As the larvae disintegrate, the sporangia break free and are released to spread the fungus, sometimes among copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelomomyces Stegomyiae
''Coelomomyces'' is the only genus of fungi in the family Coelomomycetaceae. Species in the genus can be used as agents for the biological control of mosquitoes. Characteristics ''Coelomomyces'' are obligate parasites of mosquitoes and chironomids, meaning that they require their hosts to complete their lifecycle. One species, ''Coelomomyces psorophorae'', is even heteroecious; it requires two completely different hosts as part of its life cycle over the generations, larvae of both the mosquito ''Culiseta inornata'' as well as the copepod '' Cyclops venalis''. Due to their lethal nature and host specificity, they have been used by humans for biological control of mosquitoes and other insects. The mycelium of Coelomomyces spreads among infected mosquito larva. As the larvae disintegrate, the sporangia break free and are released to spread the fungus, sometimes among copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelomomyces Opifexi
''Coelomomyces'' is the only genus of fungi in the family Coelomomycetaceae. Species in the genus can be used as agents for the biological control of mosquitoes. Characteristics ''Coelomomyces'' are obligate parasites of mosquitoes and chironomids, meaning that they require their hosts to complete their lifecycle. One species, ''Coelomomyces psorophorae'', is even heteroecious; it requires two completely different hosts as part of its life cycle over the generations, larvae of both the mosquito ''Culiseta inornata'' as well as the copepod '' Cyclops venalis''. Due to their lethal nature and host specificity, they have been used by humans for biological control of mosquitoes and other insects. The mycelium of Coelomomyces spreads among infected mosquito larva. As the larvae disintegrate, the sporangia break free and are released to spread the fungus, sometimes among copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelomomyces Psorophorae
''Coelomomyces'' is the only genus of fungi in the family Coelomomycetaceae. Species in the genus can be used as agents for the biological control of mosquitoes. Characteristics ''Coelomomyces'' are obligate parasites of mosquitoes and chironomids, meaning that they require their hosts to complete their lifecycle. One species, ''Coelomomyces psorophorae'', is even heteroecious; it requires two completely different hosts as part of its life cycle over the generations, larvae of both the mosquito ''Culiseta inornata'' as well as the copepod '' Cyclops venalis''. Due to their lethal nature and host specificity, they have been used by humans for biological control of mosquitoes and other insects. The mycelium of Coelomomyces spreads among infected mosquito larva. As the larvae disintegrate, the sporangia break free and are released to spread the fungus, sometimes among copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelomomyces Punctatus
''Coelomomyces'' is the only genus of fungi in the family Coelomomycetaceae. Species in the genus can be used as agents for the biological control of mosquitoes. Characteristics ''Coelomomyces'' are obligate parasites of mosquitoes and chironomids, meaning that they require their hosts to complete their lifecycle. One species, ''Coelomomyces psorophorae'', is even heteroecious; it requires two completely different hosts as part of its life cycle over the generations, larvae of both the mosquito ''Culiseta inornata'' as well as the copepod '' Cyclops venalis''. Due to their lethal nature and host specificity, they have been used by humans for biological control of mosquitoes and other insects. The mycelium of Coelomomyces spreads among infected mosquito larva. As the larvae disintegrate, the sporangia break free and are released to spread the fungus, sometimes among copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelomomyces Elegans
''Coelomomyces elegans'' is a species of mosquito parasitic fungi, in the genus Coelomomyces. It has been found in '' Culex gelidus'' mosquitoes, in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is distinguishable from other species of ''Coelomomycetacea'' by its resting sporangia, which are ornamented by circular depressed areas with papillae. Other distinct features include prominent vertical striae Stretch marks, also known as striae () or striae distensae, are a form of scarring on the skin with an off-color hue. Over time they may diminish, but will not disappear completely. Striae are caused by tearing of the dermis during periods of r ... within ridges and a dehiscence split bordered by papillae. References Blastocladiomycota Fungi described in 1985 Fungi of Sri Lanka Parasitic fungi Parasites of Diptera {{Blastocladiomycota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastocladiomycetes
Blastocladiomycota is one of the currently recognized phyla within the kingdom Fungi.Hibbett DS et al. 2007. A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the fungi. Mycological Research 111:509–47. Blastocladiomycota was originally the order Blastocladiales within the phylum Chytridiomycota until molecular and zoospore ultrastructural characters were used to demonstrate it was not monophyletic with Chytridiomycota. The order was first erected by Petersen for a single genus, ''Blastocladia'', which was originally considered a member of the oomycetes.Sparrow FK. 1960. Aquatic phycomycetes. 2nd ed. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. Accordingly, members of Blastocladiomycota are often referred to colloquially as "chytrids." However, some feel "chytrid" should refer only to members of Chytridiomycota.Alexopoulos CJ, Mims CW, Blackwell M. 1996. Introductory Mycology. 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Thus, members of Blastocladiomyota are commonly called "blastocl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastocladiales
Blastocladiomycota is one of the currently recognized phyla within the kingdom Fungi.Hibbett DS et al. 2007. A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the fungi. Mycological Research 111:509–47. Blastocladiomycota was originally the order Blastocladiales within the phylum Chytridiomycota until molecular and zoospore ultrastructural characters were used to demonstrate it was not monophyletic with Chytridiomycota. The order was first erected by Petersen for a single genus, ''Blastocladia'', which was originally considered a member of the oomycetes.Sparrow FK. 1960. Aquatic phycomycetes. 2nd ed. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. Accordingly, members of Blastocladiomycota are often referred to colloquially as "chytrids." However, some feel "chytrid" should refer only to members of Chytridiomycota.Alexopoulos CJ, Mims CW, Blackwell M. 1996. Introductory Mycology. 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Thus, members of Blastocladiomyota are commonly called "blastocl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastocladiomycota
Blastocladiomycota is one of the currently recognized phyla within the kingdom Fungi.Hibbett DS et al. 2007. A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the fungi. Mycological Research 111:509–47. Blastocladiomycota was originally the order Blastocladiales within the phylum Chytridiomycota until molecular and zoospore ultrastructural characters were used to demonstrate it was not monophyletic with Chytridiomycota. The order was first erected by Petersen for a single genus, ''Blastocladia'', which was originally considered a member of the oomycetes.Sparrow FK. 1960. Aquatic phycomycetes. 2nd ed. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. Accordingly, members of Blastocladiomycota are often referred to colloquially as "chytrids." However, some feel "chytrid" should refer only to members of Chytridiomycota.Alexopoulos CJ, Mims CW, Blackwell M. 1996. Introductory Mycology. 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Thus, members of Blastocladiomyota are commonly called "blastocl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culiseta Inornata
''Culiseta inornata'', the winter marsh mosquito, or the Unadorned American Cool Weather Mosquito is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning "gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish for "litt .... This species is found in southern California.Sandhu TS, Williams GA, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Evaluation of arboviral activity at Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District, Riverside County, California during 2008. Proc and Papers of the Mosq and Vector Control Assoc of Calif, vol 77, 2009. p. 108-15. References External links * Culicinae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1893 {{culicidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have parasitic phases, and some continental species may live in limnoterrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf fall in wet forests, bogs, springs, ephemeral ponds, and puddles, damp moss, or water-filled recesses (phytotelmata) of plants such as bromeliads and pitcher plants. Many live underground in marine and freshwater caves, sinkholes, or stream beds. Copepods are sometimes used as Ecological indicator, biodiversity indicators. As with other crustaceans, copepods have a larval form. For copepods, the egg hatches into a Crustacean larvae#Nauplius, nauplius form, with a head and a tail but no true thorax or abdomen. The larva molts several times until it resembles the adult an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporangia
A sporangium (; from Late Latin, ) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular. Virtually all plants, fungi, and many other lineages form sporangia at some point in their life cycle. Sporangia can produce spores by mitosis, but in nearly all land plants and many fungi, sporangia are the site of meiosis and produce genetically distinct haploid spores. Fungi In some phyla of fungi, the sporangium plays a role in asexual reproduction, and may play an indirect role in sexual reproduction. The sporangium forms on the sporangiophore and contains haploid nuclei and cytoplasm. Spores are formed in the sporangiophore by encasing each haploid nucleus and cytoplasm in a tough outer membrane. During asexual reproduction, these spores are dispersed via wind and germinate into haploid hyphae. Although sexual reproduction in fungi varies between phyla, for some fungi the sporangium plays an indirect role in sexual reproducti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mycelium
Mycelium (plural mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrate (biology), substrates. A typical single spore germinates into a Monokaryon, monokaryotic mycelium, which cannot reproduce sexually; when two compatible monokaryotic mycelia join and form a dikaryotic mycelium, that mycelium may form sporocarp (fungi), fruiting bodies such as mushrooms. A mycelium may be minute, forming a colony that is too small to see, or may grow to span thousands of acres as in ''Armillaria''. Through the mycelium, a fungus absorbs nutrients from its environment. It does this in a two-stage process. First, the hyphae secrete enzymes onto or into the food source, which break down biopolymers, biological polymers into smaller units such as monomers. These monomers are then absorbed into the mycelium by facilitated diffusion and active transport. Mycelia are v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
