First report of an entomophthoralean fungus on an arthropod host in Antarctica

A species of the fungus Neozygites (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) is recorded from the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus (Acarina: Oribatidales) collected off the west coast of the Antarctic peninsula. The features of the fungus were similar to those recorded for Neozygites acaridis, and to ot...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Bridge, P.D., Worland, M.R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Springer-Verlag 2004
Subjects:
Biology and Microbiology
Ecology and Environment
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic
Alaskozetes antarcticus
Antarc*
Antarctica
antarcticus
Polar Biology
Mite
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12106/
http://www.springerlink.com/content/1kmer5l2jq35w3l0/fulltext.html
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Summary:A species of the fungus Neozygites (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) is recorded from the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus (Acarina: Oribatidales) collected off the west coast of the Antarctic peninsula. The features of the fungus were similar to those recorded for Neozygites acaridis, and to other species of the genus recorded from mites in tropical and cool-temperate regions. This is the first report of any entomophthoralean fungus from the Antarctic region.

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