• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN LABOULBENIA FLAGELLATA (ASCOMYCETES, LABOULBENIALES)
  • Beteiligte: DE KESEL, André; VAN DEN NEUCKER, Tom
  • Erschienen: Royal Botanical Society of Belgium, 2005
  • Erschienen in: Belgian Journal of Botany
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISSN: 0778-4031
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  • Beschreibung: <p>The morphological plasticity of Laboulbenia flagellata Peyr., obtained from Agonum spp. (Pterostichini, Carabidae) and Loricera pilicornis (Fabricius) (Loricerini, Carabidae), was studied using multiple thallus measurements and statistical analysis. All variables were highly inter-correlated with thallus length. There was no complex polymorphism as the proportions of thalli were stable. Thallus length was statistically different in relation to host species, habitat type and growth position. The results suggest that environmental factors affect thallus growth and final size of mature thalli. The smallest mature thalli of L. flagellata come from Loricera pilicornis, their thallus length was remarkably constant.</p>