Association of the coprophilous fungus Pirella circinans with an indigenous beetle on the sub-Antarctic Bird Island

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bridge, P.D., Hughes, Kevin A., Denton, J.O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2008
• Subjects: Biology and Microbiology; Ecology and Environment; Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11407/

The zygomycete fungus Pirella circinans was isolated from cadavers of the beetle Hydromedion sparsutum from diverse sites on the sub-Antarctic Bird Island and was found to be the dominant or sole fungal coloniser during the primary degradation of cadavers. The fungus was observed to grow and colonis...