''Pleistodontes cuneatus'' is a species of
fig wasp which is native to
Australia
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. It has an
obligate {{wiktionary, obligate
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* Obligate aerobe, an organism that cannot survive without oxygen
* Obligate anaerobe, an organism that ...
mutualism with ''
Ficus platypoda
''Ficus platypoda'', commonly known as the desert fig or rock fig, is a fig that is endemic to central and northern Australia. It is a lithophytic plant that grows on rocky outcrops, reaching 10 m in height.
Taxonomy
Dutch botanist Friedrich A ...
'', the fig species it
pollinates.
References
Agaonidae
Hymenoptera of Australia
Insects described in 1990
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