First Record of an Epizoic Laboulbenia (Fungi: Laboulbeniales) on Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Africa
The first ant-Laboulbenial interaction in Africa is recorded. The fungus Laboulbenia camponoti Batra was detected over the body of workers Camponotus oasium Forel collected in Senegal. This is a huge range extension of its Eurasian previously known distribution. We present the updated global databas...
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| author | Xavier Espadaler Kiko Gómez Sergi Santamaria |
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| description | The first ant-Laboulbenial interaction in Africa is recorded. The fungus Laboulbenia camponoti Batra was detected over the body of workers Camponotus oasium Forel collected in Senegal. This is a huge range extension of its Eurasian previously known distribution. We present the updated global database for L. camponoti. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2237ad0c534848a2a3e30dab116db1e72022-12-21T21:56:06ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672017-09-0164210.13102/sociobiology.v64i2.1532First Record of an Epizoic Laboulbenia (Fungi: Laboulbeniales) on Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in AfricaXavier Espadaler0Kiko Gómez1Sergi Santamaria2CREAF, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona 08193, SpainCastelldefels, BarcelonaUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del VallèsThe first ant-Laboulbenial interaction in Africa is recorded. The fungus Laboulbenia camponoti Batra was detected over the body of workers Camponotus oasium Forel collected in Senegal. This is a huge range extension of its Eurasian previously known distribution. We present the updated global database for L. camponoti.http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1532Camponotus oasiumhostLaboulbenia camponotiSenegal |
| spellingShingle | Xavier Espadaler Kiko Gómez Sergi Santamaria First Record of an Epizoic Laboulbenia (Fungi: Laboulbeniales) on Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Africa Sociobiology Camponotus oasium host Laboulbenia camponoti Senegal |
| title | First Record of an Epizoic Laboulbenia (Fungi: Laboulbeniales) on Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Africa |
| title_full | First Record of an Epizoic Laboulbenia (Fungi: Laboulbeniales) on Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Africa |
| title_fullStr | First Record of an Epizoic Laboulbenia (Fungi: Laboulbeniales) on Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Record of an Epizoic Laboulbenia (Fungi: Laboulbeniales) on Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Africa |
| title_short | First Record of an Epizoic Laboulbenia (Fungi: Laboulbeniales) on Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Africa |
| title_sort | first record of an epizoic laboulbenia fungi laboulbeniales on ants hymenoptera formicidae in africa |
| topic | Camponotus oasium host Laboulbenia camponoti Senegal |
| url | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1532 |
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