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Three genera in the Ceratocystidaceae are the respective symbionts of three independent lineages of ambrosia beetles with large, complex mycangia.
Fungal biology - 1 Nov 2015
Mayers Chase G, McNew Douglas L, Harrington Thomas C, Roeper Richard A, Fraedrich Stephen W, Biedermann Peter H W, Castrillo Louela A, Reed Sharon E
Abstract excerpt
The genus Ambrosiella accommodates species of Ceratocystidaceae (Microascales) that are obligate, mutualistic symbionts of ambrosia beetles, but the genus appears to be polyphyletic and more diverse than previously recognized. In addition to Ambrosiella xylebori, Ambrosiella hartigii, Ambrosiella beaveri, and Ambrosiella roeperi, three new species of Ambrosiella are described from the ambrosia beetle tribe...
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