Year:
1988
Publications Type:
Journal Article
Publication Number:
2739
Citation:
Carpenter, Steven E. 1988. Ambrodiscus, a new genus of inoperculate discomycetes from ambrosia beetle galleries. Mycologia. 80(3): 320-323.
Abstract:
The discomycete genus Ambrodiscus is described from Ambrosia beetle galleries in the sapwood of a recently fallen 130-year-old tree of Pseudotsuga menziesii. The features of this fungus are extremely reduced, apparently from adaptations to insect dispersal. The placement of A mbrodiscus in the Leotiales is discussed.
Key Words: Ambrodiscus, Ambrosia fungi, fungus-insect interactions, Leotiales, wood decomposition.