Arthrobotrys ferox sp. nov. a springtail-capturing hyphomycete from Continental Antartica

• Main Authors: ONOFRI S., TOSI, SOLVEIG
• Other Authors: Onofri, S., Tosi, Solveig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mycotaxon:PO Box 264:Ithaca, NY 14851:[phone], EMAIL: [e-mail], INTERNET: http://www.mycotaxon.com, Fax: [phone] 1992
• Subjects: PREDACEOUS FUNGI; ANTARTICA; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; antartic*; Terranova; Springtail
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11571/119970

In studies of the mycoflora in Victoria Land of Continental Antarctica, a species of Arthrobotrys, which has not been described previously, was discovered. This Hyphomycete, proposed here as a new species under the name of A. ferox, produces aerial predaceous organs consisting of ovoidal cells surrounded by an adhesive secrection and supported by a 2-celled stalk. Frequently, it was observed capturing springtails belonging to the Antarctic species Gressittacantha terranova Wise by means of these organs