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mycophagous

(mī-kŏf′ə-gəs)

adj.

Feeding on fungi.

my′co·phage (-kə-fāj′) n.

my·coph′a·gy (-ə-jē) n.

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Ecological and Behavioral Correlates among Mycophagous Coleoptera.

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Competition in natural populations of mycophagous Drosophila.

General-purpose genotypes for host species utilization in a nematode parasite of Drosophila

Families of diptera that seem to include mycophagous species are: Drosophilidae, Chloropidae, Phoridae, Mycetophilidae, Sciaridae, Tipulidae, Cecidomyiidae, and Platypezidae.

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Thus, mycophagous mite--plant mutualisms may be common and important in natural systems.

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Thus, for nuclear markers neither of the two mycophagous Drosophila species exhibited significant genetic differentiation among populations, while populations of D.

Habitat continuity and the genetic structure of Drosophila populations

In addition, sooty molds commonly grow on leaves covered with honeydew and these molds likely attract a number of insects including certain mycophagous beetle species (Elton, 1966).

A comparison of the beetle (coleoptera) fauna captured at two heights above the ground in a North American temperate deciduous forest

In this study, we present data from a detailed study of the extinction-recolonization dynamics of the mycophagous beetle Phalacrus substriatus.

Extinction-recolonization dynamics in the mycophagous beetle Phalacrus substriatus

Harr., Fraedrich & Aghayeva that causes laurel wilt in redbays and avocados is an excellent potential host for the mycophagous nematode, Ruehmaphelenchus sp.

Nematodes that ride insects: unforeseen consequences of arriving species

For mycophagous Drosophila, for instance, N would be the number of female flies that visit a mushroom to lay eggs.

Suboptimal virulence of an insect-parasitic nematode

Comparative biochemistry of mycophagous and non-my-cophagous grain beetles: chitinolytic activities of foreign and sawtoothed grain beetles.

Gut chitinase activity from Reticulitermes virginicus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Previous studies have shown that mycophagous species of Drosophila can develop on medium containing amanitin concentrations at least an order of magnitude greater than the maximum doses that nonmycophagous species can tolerate (Jaenike et al.

Phylogenetic analysis of breeding site use and alpha-amanitin tolerance within the Drosophila quinaria species group

Diet: Unknown, but commonly mites of this family are mycophagous and saprophagous (Norton & Behan-Pelletier 2009).

Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata, Sarcoptiformes and Trombidiformes) associated to soybean in Brazil, including new records from the cerrado areas