Trichomycete fungi (Zygomycota) associated with mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) in natural and artificial habitats in Manaus, AM Brazil;Fungos trichomycetes (Zygomicota) associados com larvas de mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) em criadouros naturais e artificiais em Manaus, AM

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 325-329

  Pereira, Eleny da S ^a   Ferreira, Ruth L M ^a   Hamada, Neusa ^a   Lichtwardt, Robert W ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon Basin; Aquatic insect; Breeding habitat; Larvae infection; Smittium culisetae

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTHROPODA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; LIMATUS; SMITTIUM CULISETAE; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 39349114419     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2005000200022     Document Type: Article

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